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ERIC Number: EJ1157330
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Nov
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-336X
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The Meaning of Physical Education and Sport among Elite Athletes with Visual Impairments
Haegele, Justin A.; Zhu, Xihe; Davis, Summer
European Physical Education Review, v23 n4 p375-391 Nov 2017
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the meaning that elite athletes with visual impairments ascribed to their school-based physical education (PE) and sport experiences. A convenience sample of four elite male goalball athletes with visual impairment voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured telephone interviews and reflective field notes, and an interpretive phenomenological analysis was conducted for theme development. Member checking, peer debriefing, and communicative validity were utilized to ensure trustworthiness. Even though the participants' experiences varied due to their personal and contextual characteristics, four interrelated themes emerged from the data analysis: (a) PE teachers are central to PE experiences; (b) internalized exclusion; (c) athletic identity struggle; and (d) extracurricular opportunity. These themes are discussed in relation to the existing literature. Implications with regard to the education of PE teachers and the need for school-based PE and sport programming to better serve students with visual impairments are highlighted.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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