Swim to the Top: A University Partnership Focused on Enhancing Swimming Competency in African American Youth

Autor/inn/en	Schwamberger, Benjamin; Wahl-Alexander, Zachary
Titel	Swim to the Top: A University Partnership Focused on Enhancing Swimming Competency in African American Youth
Quelle	In: Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 31 (2018) 3, S.20-26 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-4562
DOI	10.1080/08924562.2018.1442277
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Youth Opportunities; Aquatic Sports; Partnerships in Education; Competency Based Education; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; College Programs; School Community Relationship; Skill Development; Program Descriptions; Barriers; Physical Activities; Health Related Fitness; Program Improvement; Program Evaluation; Economically Disadvantaged; Elementary School Students; Early Childhood Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Water sports; Water sport; Wassersport; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Studienprogramm; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Gesundheitssport; Gesundheitstraining; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik
Abstract	Swimming is considered by many to be a significant form of physical activity with many health benefits. Few opportunities exist for African American youth to participate in programs focused on providing developmentally appropriate swim instruction, due in part to a lack of aquatic facilities and programs in urban schools and communities. In an effort to alleviate this problem, the Office of Community Affairs at a large public university in the southeast United States, in addition to several graduate students from the kinesiology department, decided to create a swimming program focused providing developmentally appropriate swim instruction to African American youth. Swim to the Top (S3T) was created with the primary objective of developing stronger swimming skills in African American children. The purpose of this article is to describe how the S3T program was created, share the challenges that were faced throughout its inception, and illuminate the experiences from the program with the hope that future programs will spawn from the current one. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01