Lessons learned from Paralympic School Day. Reflections from the students.

Autor/inn/en	McKay, Cathy; Haegele, Justin; Block, Martin
Titel	Lessons learned from Paralympic School Day. Reflections from the students. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Gewonnene Erkenntnisse aus dem paralympischen Schultag. Überlegungen der Schüler.
Quelle	In: European physical education review, 25 (2019) 3, S. 745-760Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X; 1741-2749
DOI	10.1177/1356336X18768038
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Analyse; Einstellung (Psy); Einstellungsänderung; Vorurteil; Soziale Interaktion; Soziale Norm; Schüler; Inklusion; Paralympics; Sport; Sportart; Sportpädagogik; Sportunterricht; Stationsbetrieb; Behinderung; Kooperation; Behinderter; Sportler
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to seek to understand and describe the experiences of sixth grade students, ages 11 and 12, taking part in the published Paralympic School Day (PSD) programme in relation to shaping attitudes and perceptions of disability and disability sport. This qualitative study utilized a phenomenological approach. Fifty-two students were purposively sampled, after taking part in a PSD event. Data from reflective writing responses were collected and analysed inductively using a three-step approach. The analysis revealed three interrelated themes: (a) 'just like the rest of us': participants' new relatedness to those with disabilities; (b) 'what it means to be normal': challenging the idealized notion of normal; and (c) 'PSD changed my view of disabled people': a shift in paradigm. As the participants interacted with and learned from athletes with disabilities in a purposeful manner, they came to understand that disability was not synonymous with other-ness. This study provided new depth to our understanding of how participants experience PSD programmes, including profundities related to paradigm shifts, aha moments, and the meaning of normal. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2020/1