The Role of Physical Activity in the Lives of Researchers: A Body-Narrative.

Sanders-Bustle, Lynn; Oliver, Kimberly L.

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ERIC Number: EJ639674

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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The Role of Physical Activity in the Lives of Researchers: A Body-Narrative.

Sanders-Bustle, Lynn; Oliver, Kimberly L.

Studies in Philosophy and Education, v20 n6 p507-520 Nov 2001

Describes the authors' experiences in jogging together. States that, for them, the act of running became a perceptive starting point or practice for better understanding the world and their place in it. Adds that the running experience also informed the runners' research relationship. (Contains 28 references.) (NB)

Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Athletics, Body Composition, Exercise, Friendship, Higher Education, Human Body, Interpersonal Relationship, Jogging, Lifetime Sports, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Physical Health, Recreational Activities, Researchers, Running

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue, "Philosophy and Physical Education: Exploring Body-Narratives."