2021
Research and first Partners.
2021
During the summer of 2021, researchers from Glodsmith’s University conducted a study on the impact of the Edu-Skate programme on beneficiaries at the Freedom Skatepark in Jamaica.
Initial findings of the research include:
- Edu-Skate programme participation is associated with an improvement in children’s levels of Autonomy, Relatedness and Competence
- Children’s score on these metrics improved the more lessons the participants followed
- For Autonomy, there was a direct relation between the programme and these scores
- For Autonomy and Competence we know that the biggest positive influence in these scores are living in the neighborhood of the skatepark and being able to have more exposure to the skatepark than just the lessons (vs living in a different neighborhood and only following lessons)
If you are interested in researching the Edu-Skate Programme, please get in touch.
In 2021 the trial phase started to implement the Edu-Skate Programme in contexts outside of CJF’s project locations. Skateboard Club Vienna and Free Movement Skateboarding took part.
