EDUCATION MODEL FOR
PARENTS OF ATHLETES
IN ACADEMICS
Project EMPATIA – Education Model for Parents of Athletes in
Academics – looks to gather information about the roles of parents
and guardians of athletes in their dual careers, produce resourcematerials and offer online education modules in several languages.
The main aim of the project is to
establish an online multilingual
educational programme for
parents of young and talented
athletes involved in a dual
career. Although parents
play a crucial role in ensuring
the long-term development
of athletes, they are often
unprepared to help their sons
and daughters prevent, cope
with or resolve challenges at
sport and academic levels.
Thus, the primary aim of the
EMPATIA project is to structure
an evidence-based e-learning
multi-lingual educational
programme specifically tailored
for dual career parenting needs.The developed online multilingual
dual career parenting education
programme, available in fivedifferent languages, was tested
at the level of the participating
countries before being made
available in and beyond Europe.
In attending this dual career
parenting education programme,
parents and guardians will
increase the awareness of their
role, improve their knowledge of
dual career issues, and enhance
their capability to establish a
more effective dialogue with their
atletic progeny, as well as with
academic and sport staff.The project consortium is
composed of 10 partners,
representing universities,
institutes and sports bodies
from four countries and two
European networks. EMPATIA
is led by the University of
Ljubljana (SLO), with partnersForo Italico University of Rome
(ITA), University of Limerick
(IRL), University of Coimbra
(POR), Italian National Olympic
Committee - CONI (ITA), Ginasio
Clube Figueirense (POR), Sport
Ireland Institute (IRL), National
Institute of Sport, Expertise, and
Performance (FRA), European
Athlete as Student Network
(MLT) and the EUSA Institute
(SLO).The project, co-funded by
the Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union, was
initially expected to conclude
in December 2020, but was
extended into 2021 as a result of
the global pandemic.PLEASE SEE
empatiasport.eu
for more informationCo-funded by the
Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union