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Åsebø, Eli-Karin S.; Løvoll, Helga S.; Krumsvik, Rune J. – European Physical Education Review, 2022
The purpose of this study is to explore students' perceptions of visibility in physical education (PE) using a single cumulative case study approach. Data were generated from the descriptive field notes of seven participant observations (n = 77), individual semi-structured interviews (n = 13) and five focus group interviews (n = 18) with…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Grade 9, Physical Education
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Ullrich-French, Sarah; Cox, Anne E.; Cooper, Brittany Rhoades – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2016
Previous research has used cluster analysis to examine how social physique anxiety (SPA) combines with motivation in physical education. This study utilized a more advanced analytic approach, latent profile analysis (LPA), to identify profiles of SPA and motivation regulations. Students in grades 9-12 (N = 298) completed questionnaires at two time…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Human Body, Body Composition, Social Attitudes
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Kumate, James M.; Falcous, Mark – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2015
The issue of "taibatsu" (physical punishment) in Japanese sport has received high-profile media and public attention in recent years. This article addresses the retrospective experiences of "taibatsu" within Japanese high school wrestling, drawing upon a three-month ethnography that included semi-structured interviews. Our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Physical Education, Athletics
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Davis, Kathryn; Nicaise, Virginia – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2011
The aim of this study was to better understand gender interactions between teachers and students in high school physical education. Gender interactions were explored in relation to the theory of reflective practice. Interview data were examined as four case studies using individual and cross-case inductive analysis. Two common themes emerged: (a)…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Socialization, Student Attitudes, Sex Fairness
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Moola, Fiona; Fusco, Caroline; Kirsh, Joel A. – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2011
Despite the benefits of physical activity for youth with congenital heart disease (CHD), most patients are inactive. Although literature has addressed medical and psychological barriers to participation, little is known about the social barriers that youth encounter. This qualitative study explored sociocultural barriers to physical activity from…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Heart Disorders, Physical Activity Level
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Hickey, Chris – Sport, Education and Society, 2008
Among widening social anxieties about practices and performances of contemporary masculinity are questions about the place of hyper-masculine (contact) sports, such as games of football. Foremost are concerns about some of the values and attitudes that appear to circulate within such contexts. With their historical leaning towards character…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Athletics, Masculinity, Team Sports
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Velija, Philippa; Kumar, Gavin – Sport, Education and Society, 2009
Research within the area of the sociology of physical education (PE) recognises that it is a subject which reinforces dominant ideologies about gender. The gendered nature of PE appears to continue into General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinable PE, as the proportion of boys being examined in GCSE PE compared to girls is nearly…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Females, Focus Groups