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ERIC Number: EJ1406413
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-6297
EISSN: EISSN-1543-2750
Developing a Socially-Just Research Agenda for Inclusive Physical Education in Japan
Emma V. Richardson; Shinichi Nagata; Cynthia Hall; Shigeharu Akimoto; Lerverne Barber; Yukinori Sawae
Quest, v75 n4 p361-378 2023
Ethnocentric models of disability have resulted in an ontology that rarely embraces the cultural nuances and social structures of specific countries. There have been increasing calls from scholars to expand understandings of disability beyond this hegemonic focus and develop new ways to do culturally specific and respectful inclusive work. Utilizing a novel methodological approach based on Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed", we problematized past research and the current knowledge landscape of inclusive physical education (PE) in Japan. We identified that PE teachers were constantly "Grappling with Conflict" regarding their intrinsic desire to include disabled students in PE, and the cultural, institutional demands that instructed them how to teach. We drew upon numerous holistic, cultural, and Globally Eastern philosophies of thought to interpret these findings. Through reinterpreting past research, we developed a future research agenda for improving inclusive PE in Japan to support teachers and students through cultural praxis.
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Related Records: EJ1406474
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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