Addressing Isolation and Community Building via a Pickleball Practicum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21834828 |
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| Authors | Olzhas Taniyev (East Carolina University, corresponding author), Andrea Buenaño (0000-0001-5887-1704, University of Miami), Stacy Warner (0000-0002-6602-6081, East Carolina University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 78-86 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-156X • E-ISSN: 2162-4097 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1937156x.2025.2579323 |
| OpenAlex | W4415767437 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 43 |
Better Together Pickleball was established at Blinded University in the Fall 2024 by sport management faculty. The program’s initial goals were to 1) provide the opportunity for experiential and applied learning and 2) improve student engagement and enhance faculty-student mentorship. This case study described the evolution of the program to a more broad-based community engagement learning opportunity. The resulting intergenerational program provides a real-world example for educators and practitioners on the use of sport to address complex social issues. In this case, faculty and students use the sport of pickleball to help combat the loneliness epidemic and increased mental crisis seen across university campuses. The resulting program fostered student engagement and faculty mentorship as well as provided an opportunity to demonstrate and exemplify the importance and benefits of inclusive sport for all
Community building · Higher education · Learning community · Practicum · Recreation · Social isolation · Architecture, Modernity, and Design · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
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