Non-Professional Fijian Rugby Players’ Cultural Transitioning into New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorLight R
dc.contributor.authorCarpenter K
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-10T01:07:12Z
dc.date.available2020-01-10T01:07:12Z
dc.date.issued2019en
dc.date.updated2019-12-22T23:38:57Z
dc.description.abstractThere is growing research interest in athlete mobility as a consequence of globalization and the personal, cultural and contextual adjustments required in transitioning from one culture to another (see, Ryba, Haapanen, Mosek & Kwok, 2012). While this work has provided valuable knowledge about the challenges facing professional athletes transitioning from one culture to another it pays little attention to the experiences of non-professional and non-elite athletes. To redress this oversight this article presents the findings of a study on the experiences of Fijian non-elite rugby players who had moved to New Zealand as adolescents to pursue opportunities in rugbyen
dc.identifier.citationLight R, Carpenter K (2019). Non-Professional Fijian Rugby Players’ Cultural Transitioning into New Zealand. Agora for Physical Education and Sport. 21. 1-12.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.24197/aefd.0.2019
dc.identifier.issn1989-7200
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17824
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversidad de Valladoliden
dc.subjectRugbyen
dc.subjectFijien
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.subjectcultural transitioningen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1701 - Psychology::170114 - Sport and Exercise Psychologyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::47 - Language, communication and culture::4702 - Cultural studies::470211 - Migrant cultural studiesen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::20 - Language, Communication and Culture::2002 - Cultural Studies::200210 - Pacific Cultural Studiesen
dc.titleNon-Professional Fijian Rugby Players’ Cultural Transitioning into New Zealanden
dc.title.alternativeNon élite Fijian rugby players’ adaptation to New Zealand culture.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Health
uc.departmentSchool of Health Sciences
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