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School Sport and Educational Success: Exploring KidSport’s Stay-in-School Initiative for Low-Income Youth in Alberta
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SSHRC Awarded IDG 2017: Participation in youth sport has been associated with a range of emotional, social, physical, and cognitive benefits. Similarly, participation in school sport has been associated with several educational benefits, including increased educational attainment and likelihood of attending post-secondary institutions, increased school engagement and commitment, and reduced involvement in risky behaviours. However, children from low-income families are less likely to participate in youth sport and school sport due to financial barriers. Whereas previous studies have examined benefits of youth sport for low-income children and the benefits of school sport for the “general” school population, few studies have focused on specific benefits of school sport for students from low-income families. This is a problem because, while schools may be thought of providing equitable access to sport, parents are typically required to pay additional fees for their children to participate in sport, ranging from $150 to $450 per season, depending on the school and the sport. KidSport is a national non-profit organization that provides financial assistance for registration fees and equipment to kids aged 18 and under, launched the Student Athlete Scholarship pilot project (SAS) in 2016. The pilot is a stay-in-school initiative that provides youth in low-income communities with access to school sport by paying school sport fees for 5 years, from grades 8 to 12. The purpose of the proposed research is to understand the extent to which the KidSport SAS successfully supports attendance, grades, attitudes towards school, and wellbeing of students from low-income households. The specific objectives are to: (1) examine the range of interrelated factors that influence school sport experiences among low-income youth; (2) determine the benefits of school sport participation for youth and their parents from low-income families; and (3) understand the context, opportunities, and challenges of the KidSport SAS. Methodology includes case studies, document analysis, and interviews.
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- 2017-02-01
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- Research Material
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- © Sulz, Denise. All rights reserved other than by permission. This document embargoed to those without UAlberta CCID until 2024.