Inequality | Health | Interdisciplinarity
University of Ottawa
The dual athletic and academic project of the sport-study program. Understanding what works, for whom, and under which circumstances.
Researchers: Alex Dumas (Associate Professor, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Canada), Bruno Papin (Lecturer at the UFR STAPS, Researcher at the Centre Nantais de Sociologie, University of Nantes, France) and Maxime Teillet (PhD student, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Canada).
Study funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Purpose of the study
To conduct an evaluative study of the Sport-Study Program (SSP) using a pluralistic methodological approach. The purpose of this evaluation is to identify for whom, under which circumstances and to what extent the program is working in its objective to optimize the dual athletic and academic project. The study will help to better understand and revise the practices of the SSP in order to optimize its effects with students and school authorities. The research questions revolve around the service offer of the SSP (what is the institutional context of the program and what are the conditions in which it is produced?), and from the point of view of the student-athlete (who are the student-athletes socially, academically, and athletically? what is the reality of their academic and athletic paths at the intersection of the various institutions that are the family, the school, and specialized training structures? what do they become academically and athletically?)
Results
The results of this study will allow for the evolution of pedagogical practices that promote the school experience by creating local conditions that work within the institutional framework and that can be adapted to other audiences; to identify optimal pedagogical practices in order to disseminate "good practices" in the different institutions; to provide elements of knowledge to improve both school and sport organization; and to inform sport policies for the development of athletic talent by comparing different social contexts.
