Student participation in sporting activities

Don Webber and Andrew Mearman ()

Applied Economics, 2009, vol. 41, issue 9, 1183-1190

Abstract: Given that many universities spend large sum of money supplying sports facilities for student use, comparatively little is known about the factors that influence the quantity of student sporting participation. This article presents evidence which suggests that the quantity of student sports participation is negatively related to the number of hours they work, while augmenting social capital and sports literacy are found to enhance their sports participation. Universities need to target their investment in sporting facilities to meet students' demands and not simply to increase the range of sports facilities available to students.

Date: 2009
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