Abstract Understanding the Dual Career as the process of combining the athletic career with
an academic career or work, the main purpose of this paper is to study the current state of …

English In the last decade, a growing interest emerged in the promotion of the combination
of education and elite sport commitments (ie, dual career, DC) of European student-athletes …

Athletes have the right to combine their sport and higher education careers (eg, dual career),
but differences in the recognition of the student-athlete's status and availability of dual career …

Previous studies have found that student-athletes (S-As) have difficulties in achieving dual
career (DC) success. However, no studies have analysed the opinion of the S-As on the …

English The EU guidelines on dual careers (ie, sport and education) encourage Member
States to implement appropriate dual career services for elite student-athletes. Thus, the …

Although athletes' transition from secondary to higher education (HE) has been subject of
research before, no empirical data are available on the reasons leading to the decision to …

Introduction This paper examines the convergence of the opinions of European higher
education institution (HEI) experts on possible implementation of dual career policies and …

Purpose The present study aimed to investigate dual-career issues of Italian student-
athletes according to gender, age, type of sport, competition level, university path, and year …

The purpose of this qualitative study is (a) to explore and compare the beliefs and values of
the stakeholders working in different national dual career environments, and (b) to enhance …

Research question. The last decade has seen an increase in empirical research associated
with dual careers in sport, with a particular focus on understanding and developing …