South African volunteers’ experiences of volunteering at the 2010 FIFA World CupTM South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Human, Lourens H.
dc.contributor.author Van Graan, Marteleze
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-19T08:59:46Z
dc.date.issued 2013-06
dc.description.abstract In 2010 the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, which is commonly referred to as the 2010 FIFA World Cup. With such a mega-sport event the focus is usually on the football players and their teams. However, there are various other role-players (e.g., volunteers, journalists, spectators) that contribute to the success of such a mega-sport event. The purpose of this research was to study the phenomenon of volunteering through South African volunteers' experiences of volunteering at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, specifically in the City of Tshwane (COT) in the Tshwane Metropolitan Area (TMA). A qualitative research design was employed, with specific reference to descriptive phenomenology. Five female volunteers voluntarily participated in the research project. Two data gathering methods were used in the research, being a written essay and a personal interview. The data were analysed by means of the Duquesne Phenomenological Research Method (DPRM). The findings indicated that polarization was the essence of the volunteers' experiences with reference to the application process, the preparation phase and their participation in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, the polarization was absent in the volunteer's personal reflections on the 2010 FIFA World Cup. en_US
dc.description.embargo 2015-06-30
dc.description.librarian am2013 en_US
dc.description.librarian gv2013
dc.description.uri http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=153&ab=ajpherd en_US
dc.identifier.citation Human, L.H. & Van Graan, M. (2013). South African volunteers’ experiences of volunteering at the 2010 FIFA World CupTM South Africa. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 19(2), 345-359. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1117-4315
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31754
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance en_US
dc.rights Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance en_US
dc.subject Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) en_US
dc.subject 2010 FIFA World Cup (TM) en_US
dc.subject Descriptive phenomenology en_US
dc.subject Duquesne Phenomenological Research Method (DPRM) en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Volunteers -- Psychology en
dc.subject.lcsh World Cup (Soccer) 2010 en
dc.title South African volunteers’ experiences of volunteering at the 2010 FIFA World CupTM South Africa en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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