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To stay or to leave? Career story models of Finnish sports graduates

Publiceringsår

2023

Upphovspersoner

Jama, Kaisa-Mari; Tynjälä, Päivi; Aarto-Pesonen, Leena; Malinen, Anita; Hämäläinen, Raija

Abstrakt

Previous research has revealed the challenges of sports graduates. Of particular concern is the question of how sports graduates navigate these difficulties in the job market. This study sought to understand the modern careers of sports graduates by describing different career story models among sports degree graduates. Life story data collection was employed to capture the various influences affecting career paths. The data consisted of 59 career life stories collected from Finnish sports degree graduates who were recruited through an open writing invitation. Data were analysed with the narrative method. Five typical career story models were identified among Finnish sports degree graduates: (1) From struggles to career change; (2) Momentum for a new career; (3) No pain, no gain; (4) Natural path to success; and (5) From aspirations to an uncertain future. Collectively, these story models suggest that graduates seem to balance between their personal enthusiasm for sport and fitness and the realities of working life. Many graduates contemplated leaving the industry, and remaining in the sports industry was defined by how much working life met the expectations shaped by education or personal dreams. These findings indicate that since many sport graduates struggle with the structural challenges of the sports industry, additional support through student counselling and in finding quality entry-level jobs might be beneficial in preventing career change and supporting careers in sports. Narrative career counselling is suggested to promote the wellbeing of individuals who struggle in their careers.
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Organisationer och upphovspersoner

Jyväskylä universitet

Aarto-Pesonen Leena Orcid -palvelun logo

Tynjälä Päivi Orcid -palvelun logo

Hämäläinen Raija Orcid -palvelun logo

Malinen Anita

Jama Kaisa-Mari

Publikationstyp

Publikationsform

Artikel

Moderpublikationens typ

Tidning

Artikelstyp

En originalartikel

Målgrupp

Vetenskaplig

Kollegialt utvärderad

Kollegialt utvärderad

UKM:s publikationstyp

A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift

Publikationskanalens uppgifter

Volym

28

Nummer

2

Sidor

200-212

Publikationsforum

67508

Publikationsforumsnivå

2

Öppen tillgång

Öppen tillgänglighet i förläggarens tjänst

Nej

Parallellsparad

Ja

Övriga uppgifter

Vetenskapsområden

Gymnastik- och idrottsvetenskap; Pedagogik

Nyckelord

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Publiceringsland

Förenade kungariket

Förlagets internationalitet

Internationell

Språk

engelska

Internationell sampublikation

Nej

Sampublikation med ett företag

Nej

DOI

10.1080/13573322.2021.1997979

Publikationen ingår i undervisnings- och kulturministeriets datainsamling

Ja