Sport and the College Volunteer: Teacher Perceptions of a Supplemental Reading Program Using Social Capital Theory

<p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate an in-school supplemental reading program that promoted independent reading to Kindergarten through eighth grade students in low-income urban neighborhoods. Using social capital theory as a framework to analyze the program, sought to evaluate from the teachers’ perspective if the use of sport and college volunteers to lead this effort are successful means of influence. This study found that this in-school supplemental reading program was successful in its incorporation and infusion of these two resources to encourage students to read independently. Although this study found that sport can influence the reading norms of school students ( r =. 687, p < .01) and the teachers’ perceptions of the in-school reading program on its own (r = .702, p < .01), the use of sport is perceived to be a secondary cause of influence compared to the college student volunteers on the teachers’ perceptions of the RISE program (r= .832, p < .01) and on the student reading norms (r = .761, p <.01).</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Kinesiology

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Fuller, Loren

Contributors dc:contributor

• Laura Burton, Janet Fink, John Settlage
• Jennifer E. Bruening

• sport
• college students
• volunteer
• social capital theory
• youth development
• reading program
• in-school

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/gs_theses/216

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu:gs_theses-1221