Correlation Between Sports Participation and Academic Achievement in Multicultural Environments
Explore the correlation between university students' involvement in sports and their academic performance in multicultural settings. This study investigates the impact of extracurricular athletic activities on college students' academic success, measured through their cumulative GPA. The research, conducted at the American College of Greece, involved a diverse student body of 3,500 individuals from various countries, shedding light on the benefits of sports participation for academic achievement.
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Theodoros Priskomatis RESEARCH THESIS SUMMARY PRESENTATION July 2020
"Multicultural/intercultural education prospective for the study of the relationship between extra-curricular athletic activities and academic performance in college students" University of Alicante Prof. Dr. Dr. Vicent Martines Theodoros Priskomatis Research Thesis Summary Presentation
Benefits of participating in sports are well agknoweledged (self control, commitment, discipline, healthy way of life). Numerous researches have interesting findings regarding their corralation with academic achievement. Research is mainly in elementary and high school level, or ethnic groups. Limited research in university and international (outside the U.S.) level. WHY? Theodoros Priskomatis Research Thesis Summary Presentation
WHAT? Correlation between participation of university students in sports and academic achievement, in a multicultural/intercultural educational environment! Theodoros Priskomatis Research Thesis Summary Presentation
MEASURED BY? Their cumulative grade point average (GPA) Theodoros Priskomatis Research Thesis Summary Presentation
Through a survey contacted in the diverse student body of The American College of Greece . Number of students: 3.500 (829 parallel studies in Greek public universities 573 International students) Countries: 61 Founded in 1875 in Smyrna (Izmir), Asia Minor (Turkey) as a school for girls; relocated to Athens in 1923 Independent, non-profit, non-sectarian, co-educational 64-acre main campus in Athens suburb of Aghia Paraskevi First American higher education institution abroad to achieve accreditation in the US (1981) New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) Undergraduate programs validated by the Open University, UK Over 50 partner universities in the US, Europe and Asia offering study abroad and individually tailored programs US Olympic Committee High Performance Training Center for the 2004 Olympics HOW? Theodoros Priskomatis Research Thesis Summary Presentation
If there is a possitve corralation between participation in sports and academic achievement in the diverse student body of ACG, then it would be recommended for use by universities in Europe and around the world. IMPACT? Side effects: recruitment, retention, personal development, social life. Theodoros Priskomatis Research Thesis Summary Presentation
