Abstract
Sports careers are an interesting field for adolescents who enjoy participating in sports. Sports career education provides special support to learners by educating them about occupational sustainability and even discontinuation possibilities. Most sports career education programs implemented in schools and other institutions are unsystematic and ineffective. That is, the lack of systematic guidance by educators or counselors at schools make promising adolescents with talents and/or interests in sports look for different career paths. This study developed the best content standards in sports career education for adolescents using a Delphi survey from Korean professional views. The Delphi survey included three rounds and was conducted with 20 professionals from the field. Five content domains and 30 sub-content elements were identified as the best content standards in sports. Based on the consensus, the five content domains identified were as follows: (a) understanding sports careers, (b) self-understanding in sports, (c) understanding sports-related occupations, (d) exploring sports careers, and (e) designing sports careers. The best content standards identified in this study provided important data regarding the educational resources that educators or counselors could use to assist adolescents who enjoy playing sports or who consider sports as their future career path. These standards could guide the decision-making of educators or counselors regarding the best educational content and activities for sports careers. Furthermore, these standards could play a significant role in discovering and nurturing the needs and aptitudes of a diverse group of adolescents in sports.
Highlights
Preparing for a career in sports can be interesting for adolescents who enjoy participating in sports [1,2]
In the first Delphi survey, opinions on constructing content standards for sports career education were collated through an open survey method
This study provides useful data that could be used to develop a curriculum framework for sports career education for adolescents
Summary
Preparing for a career in sports can be interesting for adolescents who enjoy participating in sports [1,2]. Adolescents are likely to search for future career areas and make plans based on their interests, aptitudes, and values [1,3,4,5,6]. They are at a critical life stage and, during this period, are most susceptible to exploring career options and setting goals [4,7,8,9]. Yuen et al [6] stated that career education services should involve more than merely giving job information, as, traditionally, the services have been focused primarily on disseminating career-related information
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