Exploring the Intersection between Disability and Overweightness in Physical Education among Females with Visual Impairments

Autor/inn/en	Haegele, Justin A.; Zhu, Xihe; Holland, Katherine
Titel	Exploring the Intersection between Disability and Overweightness in Physical Education among Females with Visual Impairments
Quelle	In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 90 (2019) 3, S.344-354 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Haegele, Justin A.) ORCID (Zhu, Xihe)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367
DOI	10.1080/02701367.2019.1600652
Schlagwörter	Females; Visual Impairments; Body Weight; Obesity; Physical Education; Physical Activities; Teacher Attitudes; Physical Education Teachers; Social Discrimination; Social Isolation; Bullying; Young Adults; Elementary Secondary Education; Student Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Körpergewicht; Adipositas; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Soziale Isolation; Mobbing; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Studienerfahrung
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this study was to adopt an explicitly intersectional approach to examine the experiences of women identifying as having a visual impairment and as being overweight or obese in integrated physical education (PE). Method: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) research approach was used, and six women (ages 25-34) with visual impairments who identified as being overweight or obese acted as participants. The sources of data included semistructured audiotaped telephone interviews and reflective interview notes. Data were analyzed thematically using a three-step analytic process informed by IPA. Results: Based on the data analysis, three inter-related themes emerged. The first theme, restricted/reluctant participation, described participants' experiences with PE activity restrictions and the influence of visual impairment and overweight or obesity on these restrictions. The second theme, teacher discrimination, described participants' recollection of discriminatory practices by physical educators that were influenced by perceptions of inability. Finally, the third theme, isolation, teasing and surveillance issues, described challenging social instances and how those instances were influenced by body size and disability status. Conclusions: Using an IPA approach, three themes emerged that exposed central experiences that were informed by the participants' identities as individuals with visual impairments and being overweight or obese. Through the lens of intersectionality, these themes contribute to our understanding of how these identities interacted to contribute to disadvantaging experiences in PE. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01