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Marttinen, Risto; Johnston, Kelly; Flory, Sara B.; Meza, Brianna – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: Many girls do not want to engage in physical activity (PA) in places that do not provide feelings of safety, comfort, or protection. Nor will they engage in PA if it might compromise gender norms and place them at risk of being teased by peers. Media influences (e.g. social media, advertisements) target young girls and circulate gender…
Descriptors: Human Body, Females, Activism, Self Concept
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Simon, Mara; Marttinen, Risto; Phillips, Sharon – Sport, Education and Society, 2021
Gender in physical education (PE) traditionally enacts discourses of hegemonic masculinities where girls are frequently positioned as the 'problem' regarding their disengagement. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the experiences of mostly ethnic minority and low-socioeconomic status elementary school girls enrolled in an urban…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Gender Bias, Physical Education, Minority Group Students
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Marttinen, Risto; Daum, David N.; Banville, Dominique; Fredrick, Ray N. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background and purpose: The purpose of this research was to understand the experiences of pre-service teachers in a service-learning program. The research questions that guided this research were: (1) How does an after-school service-learning program that utilizes pre-service teachers develop students' pedagogy? (2) What are the experiences of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Service Learning, Low Income, After School Programs