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The Meaning of Physical Literacy for Instructors of Children Experiencing Disability, from an Ecological Systems Perspective
With the rapid and widespread uptake of physical literacy (PL), there is potential for instructors to devalue participation of children who experience disability. The aim of the investigation was to understand how instructors who facilitate physical activity for children experiencing disability make...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10378169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37508682 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10071185 |
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author | Pushkarenko, Kyle Causgrove Dunn, Janice Goodwin, Donna |
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description | With the rapid and widespread uptake of physical literacy (PL), there is potential for instructors to devalue participation of children who experience disability. The aim of the investigation was to understand how instructors who facilitate physical activity for children experiencing disability make sense of PL, and more specifically, how these instructors bring meaning to PL. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis, six instructors engaged in individual, semi-structured interviews. The study rationale was underpinned by the conceptual framework of ecological systems theory, which provided a foundation for the research, guided the structure of the interview guide, and facilitated a reflexive interpretation of the findings. Four themes were generated: Recognizing unique embodiments, The importance of context, Beyond physical competence, and Navigating PL’s dominant discourse. The instructors’ meaning of PL, impacted by relational and environmental influences, reflected the importance of movement skill development, while also embracing diverse embodiment and pedagogical flexibility by giving value to exploratory play, partial participation, family involvement, and willingness to abandon rigid lessons plans. |
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spelling | pubmed-103781692023-07-29 The Meaning of Physical Literacy for Instructors of Children Experiencing Disability, from an Ecological Systems Perspective Pushkarenko, Kyle Causgrove Dunn, Janice Goodwin, Donna Children (Basel) Article With the rapid and widespread uptake of physical literacy (PL), there is potential for instructors to devalue participation of children who experience disability. The aim of the investigation was to understand how instructors who facilitate physical activity for children experiencing disability make sense of PL, and more specifically, how these instructors bring meaning to PL. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis, six instructors engaged in individual, semi-structured interviews. The study rationale was underpinned by the conceptual framework of ecological systems theory, which provided a foundation for the research, guided the structure of the interview guide, and facilitated a reflexive interpretation of the findings. Four themes were generated: Recognizing unique embodiments, The importance of context, Beyond physical competence, and Navigating PL’s dominant discourse. The instructors’ meaning of PL, impacted by relational and environmental influences, reflected the importance of movement skill development, while also embracing diverse embodiment and pedagogical flexibility by giving value to exploratory play, partial participation, family involvement, and willingness to abandon rigid lessons plans. MDPI 2023-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10378169/ /pubmed/37508682 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10071185 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Pushkarenko, Kyle Causgrove Dunn, Janice Goodwin, Donna The Meaning of Physical Literacy for Instructors of Children Experiencing Disability, from an Ecological Systems Perspective |
title | The Meaning of Physical Literacy for Instructors of Children Experiencing Disability, from an Ecological Systems Perspective |
title_full | The Meaning of Physical Literacy for Instructors of Children Experiencing Disability, from an Ecological Systems Perspective |
title_fullStr | The Meaning of Physical Literacy for Instructors of Children Experiencing Disability, from an Ecological Systems Perspective |
title_full_unstemmed | The Meaning of Physical Literacy for Instructors of Children Experiencing Disability, from an Ecological Systems Perspective |
title_short | The Meaning of Physical Literacy for Instructors of Children Experiencing Disability, from an Ecological Systems Perspective |
title_sort | meaning of physical literacy for instructors of children experiencing disability, from an ecological systems perspective |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10378169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37508682 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10071185 |
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