Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of student-athletes regarding the guarantee of their right to study, and to identify the factors that have influenced their perception formation. Through this, we intend to find the fundamental data necessaryto construct an institutional policy to reinforce and/or improve the student-athletes’ consideration of the right to study.BR Method: In this study, using purposeful sampling, six male student-athletes with different characteristics were selected from the student players who belong to the baseball club of a middle school located in the Chungcheong province. For data collection, various qualitative data were collected and analyzed through in-depth interviews, personal documents from open questionnaires, and focus group interviews. In order to analyze the collected data, inductive category analysis was performed through constant comparison, following the procedures of open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. In order to ensure the accuracy of the collected data and to enhance the validity of the resulting research findings, triangulation was conducted using various data sources, including individual in-depth interviews, personal documents, and focus group interviews. Also, among the strategies to increase the validity suggested by Merriam (1998), various techniques, such as peer review and member check, were employed.BR Results: The results of this study were classified into three major categories: ‘the meaning of study for me,’ ‘my view on learning,’, and ‘factors affecting the formation of considerations of the right to study’. In the ‘meaning of studying for me’ classified into the first broad category, both positive and negative perceptions about guaranteeing the right to study appeared. In the second major category, ‘my view on learning’, the participation attitudes in the period approaching the competition and the off-season period were different. It is likely that it does not occur in normal classes. Third, ‘factors related to educational context’ and ‘factors related to the educational system’ appeared in ‘factors affecting the formation of consideration of the right to study’. In the factors related to the educational context, parents and instructors had a positive effect, while in the factors related to the educational system, the minimum academic achievement system and e-school system had a negative effect.BR Conclusion: There is a need for the interest of parents and instructors and more effective institutional improvement to help student athletes form awareness of the significance of right for learning.

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