Sport and Physical Activity in the Lives of Looked-After Children: A "Hidden Group" in Research, Policy and Practice

Autor/in	Quarmby, Thomas
Titel	Sport and Physical Activity in the Lives of Looked-After Children: A "Hidden Group" in Research, Policy and Practice
Quelle	In: Sport, Education and Society, 19 (2014) 7, S.944-958 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-3322
DOI	10.1080/13573322.2013.860894
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Services; Foster Care; Child Welfare; Adolescents; Preadolescents; Interviews; Males; Athletics; Physical Activities; Special Needs Students; Federal Legislation; Peer Groups; Observation; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Pflegehilfe; Kindeswohl; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Leichtathletik; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Bundesrecht; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group; Beobachtung
Abstract	Looked-after children are arguably one of the most disadvantaged groups in society and constitute a "hidden group" in relation to sport and physical activity research, policy and practice. Research on looked-after children has explored the views of caregivers, practitioners and policy-makers who have often been asked to speak for children on their behalf. Through the use of the mosaic approach and innovative participatory methods, including peer interviewing, the purpose of this paper was to provide an insight into a new area of research in the field of sport and physical activity. As such, it reports on initial findings from a wider project "with" looked-after children that explores their sport and physical activity experiences. Specifically, it asks the following: (1) What are the sport and physical activity experiences of looked-after children? (2) What meanings and values do looked-after children ascribe to their engagement in sport and physical activity? Findings from the voices of four male looked-after children highlight that these young people used sport as a means to an end; to spend time with friends and develop stocks of social capital. However, due to changes in placement, they also experienced disrupted patterns of engagement coupled with additional institutional constraints that shaped access to sporting activities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10