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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 will be tested atthe level of the participating
countries before making it
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
athletic 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
partners Foro Italico University ofRome (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 European
University Sports Association
Institute (SLO).The project, which runs from
January 2018 to December 2020,
is co-funded by the Erasmus+
Programme of the European
Union.PLEASE SEE
empatiasport.eu
for more informationCo-funded by the
Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union