Method

Data will be collected and analysed using mixed research methods, with the aim of gathering perspectives from the School’s undergraduates and recent graduates as well as organisations hosting student placements/volunteers. Quantitative data will be gathered through an online questionnaire, to which all undergraduate students in the School and graduates from the previous two years will be invited to respond; student representatives and researchers will be instrumental in helping increase returns. Qualitative data will be drawn from concept map-mediated, student-run focus groups (Kandiko & Kinchin, 2013) with each of the following groups:

•          present students and recent graduates who have volunteered;

•          current students who do not volunteer;

•          hosts/mentors of volunteers;

•          employers from the sports industry.

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