Duncan N Shikuku, Hauwa Mohammed, Lydia Mwanzia, Alice Norah Ladur, Peter Nandikove, Alphonce Uyara, Catherine Waigwe, Lucy Nyaga, Issak Bashir, Eunice Ndirangu, Carol Bedwell, Sarah Bar-Zeev, Charles Ameh
Evaluation of the feasibility of a midwifery educator continuous professional development (CPD) programme in Kenya and Nigeria: a mixed methods study
BMC medical education
evaluation research shows physical activitybased youth development papyd programs positive impact social emotional growth less known participants return year year factors associated continued participation junior giants sportbased youth development program 518yearold boys girls noncompetitive free participate 8week program uses baseball softball platforms teaching life skills fostering social emotional competencies mixedmethods study evaluated quantitative factors associated intentions return program following year qualitative reasons parentscaregivers intended reenroll child parentscaregivers junior giants participants n 8495 completed online surveys childs demographics social emotional climate learning character development intentions return following year descriptive data illustrated parentscaregivers reported quite positive outcomes experiences child chisquare ttest analyses revealed significant differences p 001 intended returners n 7179 845 reported noundecided returning n 1316 155 intended returners significantly likely identified latino second year participation significant predictors binomial logistic regression 2 df 22 146325 p 001 included age raceethnicity years played character development reading league experiences physical activity perceived support small medium effect sizes using responses subset 217 parentscaregivers reported child would return program thematic analysis resulted seven themes lack organization communication dissatisfied coaching didnt learn baseballsoftball competitive enough skill levels matched aged nonprogram related reasons quantitative results contribute literature predictors retention youth development programs qualitative findings echo common motives cited dropout youth sport provide opportunities reflection potential changes future programming