Internship at Sport Science undergraduate courses: A scoping review

Abstract

The study mapped the evidence about the internship in Sport Science courses by a scoping review. The used databases were Web of Science, Scopus, Scielo, Lilacs, Redalyc and Cinhal. The research strategy used the Boolean term AND with keywords selected in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Data collection period was since June to December of 2018. After the search 18 studies produced between the period of 1987 and December of 2018 were selected. Two reviewers did the qualitative analysis of the results to define main themes and categories of findings related. The main themes were: Knowledge, abilities and attitudes related to internship; Structural and Organizational aspects of Internship; Internship supervision; Internship experiences; Pedagogical and Methodological aspects of Internship development and; Student's Characteristics related to Internship. The findings addressed similar problems and positive points in different countries and courses, which could improve practical experiences at the internship in SS undergraduate courses. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd

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Internship Higher education curriculum

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Author Affiliations

Centro, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, PR, Brazil, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringa, PR, Brazil

Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringa, PR, Brazil, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil

Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringa, PR, Brazil, Municipal Department of Education, Guarulhos, Brazil, Universidade UniCesumar, Maringa, PR, Brazil

Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringa, PR, Brazil, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringa, PR, Brazil

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Internship at Sport Science undergraduate courses: A scoping review

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