ERIC Number: EJ901772
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Oct
Pages: 19
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Inclusion Understood from the Perspectives of Children with Disability
Spencer-Cavaliere, Nancy; Watkinson, E. Jane
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, v27 n4 p275-293 Oct 2010
This study explored the perspectives of children with disabilities regarding the concept of inclusion in physical activity. Participants were children (two girls, nine boys, M[subscript age] = 10 years, five months, age range: 8-12 years) with disabilities, including cerebral palsy, fine and gross motor delays, developmental coordination disorder, muscular dystrophy, nemaline myopathy, brachial plexus injury, and severe asthma. Children's perspectives on inclusion in physical activity (e.g., sports, games, and play) were explored through semistructured interviews. Interviews were digitally audio taped and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed through content analysis. Three themes emerged from the data: gaining entry to play, feeling like a legitimate participant, and having friends. These themes were associated with feeling included to varying degrees in sports, games, and play. In essence, it was the actions of others that were the prominent features identified by children that contributed to feeling more or less included in physical activity contexts. These results are discussed in relation to inclusion in physical education, recreation, and unstructured free play. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Physical Education, Play, Physical Activities, Leisure Time, Disabilities, Content Analysis, Mainstreaming, Attitude Measures, Athletics, Games, Interviews, Peer Relationship, Friendship, Foreign Countries
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