<i>Insider-outsider perspectives of participant observation</i>

Bonner, Ann; Tolhurst, Gerda

doi:10.7748/nr2002.07.9.4.7.c6194

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“…There are key advantages of using an interviewer who is involved in the research, the delivery of the unit and who is also familiar to the participants. According to Bonner and Tolhurst (2002) these individuals typically possess a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field, a superior understanding of the research context, and an ability to naturally interact with students, which promotes a more insightful understanding of the students' opinions. Previously established trustful relations between participants and the interviewer also allows the possibility for interviewees to feel comfortable and free to talk openly, potentially increasing validity due to the added richness, honesty, fidelity and authenticity of the information acquired (Hammersley and Atkinson 1983;Tierney 1994).…”

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Overcoming acculturation: physical education recruits' experiences of an alternative pedagogical approach to games teaching

Moy

Renshaw

Davids

et al. 2015

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

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2 Overcoming acculturation: Physical education recruits' experiences of an alternative pedagogical approach to games teachingBackground: Physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes have been identified as a critical platform to encourage the exploration of alternative teaching approaches by pre-service teachers. However, the socio-cultural constraint of acculturation or past physical education and sporting experiences results in the maintenance of the status quo of a teacher-driven, reproductive paradigm. Previous studies have reported successfully overcoming the powerful influence of acculturation, resulting in a change in PETE students' custodial teaching beliefs and receptiveness to alternative teaching approaches. However, to date, limited information has been reported about how PETE students' acculturation shaped their receptiveness to an alternative teaching approach. This is particularly the case for PETE recruits identified in the literature as most resistant to change.Purpose: To explore the features and experiences of an alternative games teaching approach that appealed to PETE recruits' identified as most resistant to change, requiring a specific sample of PETE recruits with strong, custodial, traditional physical education teaching beliefs, and whom are high achieving sporting products of this traditional culture. The alternative teaching approach explored in this study is the constraints-led approach (CLA), which is similar operationally to TGfU, but distinguished by a neurobiological theoretical framework (nonlinear pedagogy) that informs learning design. Participants and Setting:A purposive sample of 10 Australian PETE students was recruited for the study. All participants initially had strong, custodial, traditional physical education teaching beliefs, and were successful sporting products of this teaching approach. After experiencing the CLA as learners during a games unit, participants demonstrated receptiveness to the alternative pedagogy.Data collection and analysis: Semi-structured interviews and written reflections were sources of data collection.Each participant was interviewed separately, once prior to participation in the games unit to explore their positive physical education experiences, and then again after participation to explore the specific games unit learning experiences that influenced their receptiveness to the alternative pedagogy. Participants completed written reflections about their personal experiences after selected practical sessions. Data were qualitatively analysed using grounded theory.Findings: Thorough examination of the data resulted in establishment of two prominent themes related to the appeal of the CLA for the participants: (i) psychomotor (effective in developing skill), and (ii), inclusivity 3 (included students of varying skill level). The efficacy of the CLA in skill development was clearly an important mediator of receptiveness for highly successful products of a traditional culture. This significant finding could be explained by three key facto...

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Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Overcoming acculturation: physical education recruits' experiences of an alternative pedagogical approach to games teaching

Moy

Renshaw

Davids

et al. 2015

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

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“…This was important in order to be able to describe phenomena as they are, rather than as I perceive them (Hammersley and Atkinson, 2007). Bonner and Tohurst (2002) argue that it is important for the researcher to be reflexive and critical in examining his/her assumptions throughout the data collection and analysis phase.…”

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Quality of life and well‐being of people receiving haemodialysis treatment in Scotland: A cross‐sectional survey

Alshraifeen

McCreaddie

Evans

2013

Int J of Nursing Practice

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End-stage renal disease is a complex, progressive and debilitating illness that affects patients' quality of life, physical and mental health, well-being, social functioning and emotional health. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in renal dialysis centres in Scotland to assess patients' health status and the impact of haemodialysis treatment on quality of life and well-being. A sample of 72 participants was recruited. Participants scored considerably lower than the UK general population in all domains of health-related quality of life, although mental health components were nearer to general population norms than physical health components. However, 34 (47%) participants achieved a score on a general well-being questionnaire that was indicative of stress and anxiety. Increasing age was associated with better overall mental health, but worse physical functioning. Increasing levels of hope and support were associated with improved general well-being

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“…However, like Garbett and Ovens (2012), the initiation of conversations (both internal and external) aimed to raise the accessibility of the learning experiences in the context of rowing for the purposes of reflection and interpretation. In doing so we identified key advantages but principal among them, as noted by Bonner and Tolhurst (2002), was a superior understanding of the culture being researched. In this case, the detailed understanding was made possible through the intimacy Joe has with the culture across three tiers of engagement and across his working life.…”

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Moving forwards with the aim of going backwards fast: high-performance rowing as a learning environment

Rossi

Rynne

Rabjohns³

2015

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

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Background and Purpose: This paper focuses on the learning culture within the high performance levels of rowing. In doing so, we explore the case of an individual's learning as he moves across athletic, coaching and administrative functions. This exploration draws on a cultural learning framework and complementary theorisings related to reflexivity.Method: This study makes use of an intellectually, morally and collaboratively challenging approach whereby one member of the research team was also the sole participant of this study. The participant's careers as a high performance athlete, coach and administrator, coupled with his experience in conducting empirical research presented a rare opportunity to engage in collaborative research (involving degrees of insider and outsider status for each of the research team). We acknowledge that others have looked to combine roles of coach / athlete / administrator with that of researcher however few (if any) have attempted to combine them all in one project. Moreover, coupled with the approach to reflexivity adopted in this study and the authorship contributions we consider this scholarly direction uncommon. Data were comprised of recorded research conversations, a subsequently constructed learning narrative, reflections on the narrative, a stimulated reflective piece from the participant, and a final (re)construction of the participant's story. Accordingly, data were integrated through an iterative process of thematic analysis.Results: The cultural (i.e., the ways things get done) and structural (e.g., the rules and regulations) properties of high performance rowing were found to shape both the opportunities to be present (e.g., secure a place in the crew) and to learn (e.g., learn the skills required to perform at an Olympic level). However, the individual's personal properties were brought to bear on re-shaping the constraints such that many limitations could be overcome. In keeping with the theory of learning cultures, the culture of rowing was found to position individuals (a coxswain in this case) differentially. In a similar manner, a range of structural features was found to be important in shaping the cultural and personal elements in performance contexts. For example, the 'field of play' was found to be important as a structural feature (i.e., inability of coach to communicate with athletes) in shaping the cultural and personal elements of learning in competition (e.g., positioning the coxswain as an in-boat coach and trusted crewmate). Finally, the cultural and structural elements in rowing appeared to be activated by the participant's personal elements, most notably his orientation towards quality performance.Conclusion: The participant in this study was found to be driven by the project that he cares about most and at each turn he has bent his understanding of his sport back on itself to see if he can find opportunities to learn and subsequently explore ways to improve performance. The story here emphasises the importance of learner agency, and this is an aspe...

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Insider-outsider perspectives of participant observation

Cited by 251 publications

References 10 publications

Overcoming acculturation: physical education recruits' experiences of an alternative pedagogical approach to games teaching

Overcoming acculturation: physical education recruits' experiences of an alternative pedagogical approach to games teaching

Quality of life and well‐being of people receiving haemodialysis treatment in Scotland: A cross‐sectional survey

Moving forwards with the aim of going backwards fast: high-performance rowing as a learning environment

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