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Why Modify? Visually Impaired Students' Views on Activity Modifications in Physical Education
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Haegele, Justin A.; Salerno, Marina; Nowland, Lindsey A.; Zhu, Xihe; Keene, M. Ally; Ball, Lindsay E. – European Physical Education Review, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore the views of visually impaired youth about teacher-initiated activity modifications during integrated physical education. This experiential qualitative study included 18 visually impaired youth (ages 12-15 years; seven girls, 11 boys). Each participant completed two semi-structured interviews as data…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Adapted Physical Education, Preadolescents
Physical Education Skill Development of Individuals with Visual Impairments: A Preliminary Study
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Kirk, T. N.; Haegele, Justin A.; Zhu, Xihe – Physical Educator, 2023
Evidence suggests that youth with visual impairments often experience exclusion from participation in physical education (PE). This study examined the frequency that individuals with visual impairments reported having learned fundamental motor skills and commonly taught PE sports skills, the importance that they ascribed to learning such skills,…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Skill Development, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities
Cocurricular Service-Learning through a Camp for Athletes with Visual Impairments
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Wilson, Wesley J.; Haegele, Justin A.; Holland, Steven K.; Richards, K. Andrew R. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Service-learning (SL) has become popular as part of the formal curriculum and as cocurricular experiences for college students. Some SL programs serve individuals with disabilities, but their influence on college volunteers is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences and perspectives of preprofessional…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Service Learning, Camps, Athletes
'It's Better than Going into It Blind': Reflections by People with Visual Impairments Regarding the Use of Simulation for Pedagogical Purposes
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Maher, Anthony J.; Haegele, Justin A.; Sparkes, Andrew C. – Sport, Education and Society, 2022
Disability simulations have been advocated as a tool to facilitate pedagogical learning among prospective physical education (PE) teachers. However, much of the research currently available neglect the views of people with disabilities about the development and use of such simulations. To address this omission, this study used vignettes and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Visual Impairments, Simulation, Teaching Methods
'The Rest of the Time I Would Just Stand There and Look Stupid': Access in Integrated Physical Education among Adults with Visual Impairments
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Haegele, Justin A.; Kirk, T. N.; Holland, Steven K.; Zhu, Xihe – Sport, Education and Society, 2021
In recent years, research examining the perspectives of individuals with visual impairments toward the inclusiveness of their experiences in physical education has revealed that feelings associated with inclusion are largely unavailable. Notably, individuals with visual impairments have revealed feelings of frustration and disappointment with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Physical Education, Inclusion, Adults
Experiences in Physical Education and Sport: Reflections of Female Athletes with Visual Impairments
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Buckley, Maggi; Haegele, Justin A.; Zhu, Xihe; Bobzien, Jonna – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to understand how individuals identifying as female, an athlete and having a visual impairment experience physical education and sport experiences. An interpretative phenomenological analysis research approach was adopted, and four female athletes with visual impairments aged 23-28-years-old acted as participants. The…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Athletics, Athletes, Females