Utilisation of social determinants of health to improve education among youth in Dominican baseball academies.
Dominican Republic
baseball
community-based research
education
faith-based organisation
qualitative research
sports
Journal
Health & social care in the community
ISSN: 1365-2524
Titre abrégé: Health Soc Care Community
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9306359
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2020
03 2020
Historique:
received:
19
06
2019
revised:
20
09
2019
accepted:
22
09
2019
pubmed:
18
10
2019
medline:
4
3
2021
entrez:
18
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Traditional youth baseball academies in the Dominican Republic, along with the potential of a major league baseball contract, are viewed by many parents as the best option to pull a child and family out of poverty. These academies advance the child's athletic abilities yet fail to provide formal education. Unfortunately, 97% of athletes leave the academy without a contract and are left with little education, job skills, or stable job prospects which ultimately returns them to the life of poverty they had hoped to escape through baseball. A faith-based organisation in Santiago, Dominican Republic, offers a high-level baseball academy inclusive of supportive academics. The purpose of this research project was to describe the perspectives of stakeholders involved with the faith-based missional organisation to discern the components and effectiveness of the efforts to support student growth in and beyond athletic abilities. Utilising a community-based research approach with a social determinants of health theoretical framework, researchers held in-country focus group discussions (Spring, 2019) with the organisation's stakeholders (coaches, parents, community leaders, N = 33). Researchers collaboratively coded data, triangulating within and across sources, to identify themes. Qualitative data suggest stakeholders within this organisation perceive the academy as instrumental in keeping kids off the streets, encouraging self-discipline in sports, church and school. The stakeholders perceived the inclusion of academic expectations into the sports academies improved long-term educational and economic success for the athletes. Inclusion of academic requirements within sports academies may improve long-term outcomes of youth in the Dominican Republic.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
423-430Informations de copyright
© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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