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The Experiences of Disabled People in Physical Education : Reimagining Pedagogy Through First-Person Accounts.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wilson, Wesley J.
Contributor:
Haegele, Justin A.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Physical education for people with disabilities.
Physical education for people with disabilities--Case studies.
Physical fitness for people with disabilities.
Physical fitness for people with disabilities--Case studies.
Critical pedagogy.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (171 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.
Summary:
Bringing together a set of first-person accounts of physical education from the perspectives of disabled children and adults, this book puts disabled people's voices in the foreground.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
1 Case-Based Learning and the Physical Education of Disabled Students
Our Application of Case-Based Learning
Note
References
2 Our Methodology for Case-Based Learning and Strategies for Reader Engagement
Content, Format, and "Editing"
Traditional Chapters
Transcribed Conversations: Sole Author Chapters
Transcribed Conversations: Coauthored Chapters
How We "Edited"
Our Reflexivity
Tips for Engaging With the Authors' Cases
Questions for Individual and Group Reflection
3 "I Loved Sports and Physical Activity, But I Hated Physical Education": Lindsay's Story
Introduction
Elementary Experience
Junior High School Experience
High School Experience
Post Physical Education Reflection
4 Titanium Strides: Conquering Able-Bodied Physical Education With a Prosthetic Leg
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Conclusion
5 The Search for a Medal
High School and Wrestling
Some Reflections
6 The Difference Between Mainstream (Inclusive) and Adaptive (Self-Contained) Physical Education Classes
7 The Empty Promise of "You Can Do Anything"
In the Beginning, There Were Eggs
The Great Realization
"Minor" "Inconveniences"
The Basketball Diaries
Puberty Strikes
Gym Nauseum
Hey … You're Disabled
Disabilitibetes? Diabetility? Disabetabilitetes? What I'm Saying Here Is They're the Same Damn Thing
8 Account of My PE Experiences
Personal Experiences in School
Typical Day in PE
Patterns I've Noticed About Accessibility of PE Experiences
Is PE Made for Me?
Personal Experiences Outside of School
What I Want to Improve in PE.
9 Too Loud and Sitting Out
Notes
10 "It's Not Really an Activity … That's Just Having a Beach Ball"
11 A Physical Education Story About Best Friends
12 The Physical Education Experience Through the Eyes of a Teacher With a Disability
The Elementary Experience
The Secondary Experience
The College Experience
Reflection
13 An Interview About PE With Carson Jones
14 Pushing Past Expectations
Lower Elementary School Experience
Higher Elementary School Experience
Middle School Experience
Questions
15 Autism in the Locker Room
16 PE and Sports Are Awesome!
17 Fitness With Fun and Friends
18 Sports as a Bridge to Success in Life
Introducing Thomas Greany
4K/Preschool
19 "I Realize How Utterly Absurd My PE Experience Was"
20 Peer Tutors Are PE Friends
21 "Forced Inclusion": Inclusion Looks Different for Everyone
22 Our Reflections and Concluding Thoughts
Ableism
Final Thoughts
Index.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-04-036180-3
1-04-036174-9
1-003-35910-8
9781003359104
OCLC:
1514860253

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