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Direct linkMetcalfe, Sarah – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
Participation in sport and Physical Education (PE) has historically been heavily gendered, and the glorification of masculinity and sporting prowess is viewed as a potentially negative influence on participation for both males and females. This paper explores male and female experiences of sport and PE to grasp how the field of physical culture…
Descriptors: Athletics, Physical Education, Gender Differences, Cultural Influences
Campbell, Darren; Gray, Shirley; Kelly, John; MacIsaac, Sarah – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
This research examines how adolescent males (ages 16-17 years) construct and experience their masculine identities within the context of physical education (PE). A class of 23 boys and 3 girls from a state secondary school in Scotland were observed over a period of 3 months. During the third month, five of the observed pupils volunteered to take…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Masculinity, Case Studies, Adolescents
Pang, Bonnie; Hill, Joanne – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
This paper aims to explore young Chinese girls' aspirations and ideal environments for engagement in Health and Physical Education (HPE) and physical activity (PA) in Greater Western Sydney. Interviews are used to elicit these girls' perceptions of their future and ideal environments in relation to HPEPA. Their data offer insights into key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Females, Aspiration
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
van Amsterdam, Noortje; Knoppers, Annelies; Jongmans, Marian – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
In this paper, we explore how physically disabled youth who participate in mainstream education discursively construct and position themselves in relation to dominant discourses about sport and physicality that mark their bodies as "abnormal" and "deviant". We employ a feminist poststructuralist perspective to analyze the…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Inclusion, Athletics
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
Nezol, A. James – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1972
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming, Physical Education
