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‘It was the best five years of my life!’ How sports programs are keeping disadvantaged teens at school

‘It was the best five years of my life!’ How sports programs are keeping disadvantaged teens at school

Participation in specialist sport programs keeps teenagers from low socioeconomic backgrounds at school and boosts their maths grades. This is what I found in my PhD study. Being engaged in learning can set people up for success in the rest of their life. This is why experts see it as one of the main goals of early adolescence. […] … learn more→