ERIC Number: EJ1418157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-3116
EISSN: EISSN-1464-5173
The Invisible Student in Physical Education Classes: Voices from Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students on Inclusion
Maria Luíza Tanure Alves; Joslei Viana de Souza; Michelle Grenier; Lauren Lieberman
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v28 n3 p231-246 2024
Students with disabilities have described issues related to participating in activities during physical education (PE) classes with feelings of being excluded. This study investigates the inclusive process of the Deaf or hard of hearing students in school from the specific context of PE class. Qualitative research using semi-structured face to face interviews were utilised with a convenience sample of seven Deaf or Hard of hearing students. All interviews were conducted on a dialogue with assistance of a professional sign language interpreter. The results were analysed through Delucca's theoretical framework on inclusion. Thematic analysis revealed two major categories: (1) I don't understand; and (2) Feeling invisible. These categories exposed the difficulties of the inclusive PE class environment on Deaf and hard of hearing students. Students expressed difficulties understanding the PE activities and sports proposed during classes. Sign language or other strategies to communicate were not part of teachers support system for instruction, nor did the teachers interact with the Deaf students or their interpreters. All social interactions of the Deaf children were limited to the sign language interpreter. PE classes were recognised by Deaf and hard of hearing students as a place of non-acceptance and indifference.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, High Schools, Students with Disabilities, Deafness, Sign Language, Deaf Interpreting, Physical Education, Equal Education, Inclusion, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Disability Discrimination, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Participation, Rejection (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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