Student discourse on physical activity and sport among Irish young people

Collier, Connie; MacPhail, Ann; O’Sullivan, Mary

doi:10.1080/03323310701296193

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“…In addition, the dominance of team games suggest that physical education has not responded to the diversification of young people's wider physical culture as reflected by what they like to do (Collier et al, 2007). This reflects other contexts such as Australia, where Garrett and Wrench (2007) found that early school based experiences of pre-service teachers were dominated by sport-related discourses.…”

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What is PE?

Coulter

Chróinín²

2013

Sport, Education and Society

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Physical education is a socially constructed activity that forms one component of a wider physical culture that includes sport and health/physical activity (Kirk, 1999, Lake, 2001a: 69, Penney, 1998. The terms sport and physical education are often used interchangeably in school contexts, where sport and health continue to shape what is understood by the term physical education (Capel & Blair, 2007). This study explores discourses shaping pre-service primary teachers' understandings of the nature and purposes of physical education within an Irish context and the relationship between these understandings. A ten minute writing task (Pike, 2006)

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“…The process of engagement in sport and physical activities by young people is complex and the larger cultural and social context must be taken into account when devising sporting and physical activity opportunities for young people reflecting 'the changing times and unique interests of young people' (Collier et al, 2007).…”

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2013

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“…The number of movement culture references within these young people's narratives was limited in comparison with our previous analysis of narratives from primary-aged students Lifestyles and gendered patterns of leisure and sporting interests among Irish adolescents 29 (Collier et al, 2007). However, the narratives reported here do convey the complex and diverse cultural contexts in which young people engage with sport and physical activity.…”

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“…In an earlier paper (Collier, MacPhail & O'Sullivan, 2007), we explored the accounts of student discourse related to the role of physical activity and sport in the lives of Irish children and youth.…”

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Lifestyles and gendered patterns of leisure and sporting interests among Irish adolescents

MacPhail

Collier

O’Sullivan

2009

Sport, Education and Society

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This paper strives to provide an insight into the multifaceted relationships that young people have, examining the social, cultural and institutional discourses which shape their lives. We set out to discuss, from an empirical poststructuralist perspective, the way in which Irish adolescents write about the reality of their lives and privilege certain practices and forms of subjectivity. We are particularly interested in the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people, asking what institutional and cultural discourses are brought into play to construct particular identities and social practices associated with leisure and sporting interests. In an effort to generate more complex understandings of patterns of leisure and sporting interests, we combine two forms of analysis to explore the hows (discourse analysis) and whats (content analysis) of the narratives (Smith & Sparkes, 2005). This paper focuses on a purposeful sample of 168 written narratives of Irish post-primary students (14 to 17 years of age), chosen to represent the gender of students, a range of rural and urban school locales from different geographic locations and single-sex and co-educational schools. We focus on the interrelationships between (1) school, (2) family and friends, (3) community -localism and tradition, (4) commodification and globalisation, (5) popular culture, (6) paid employment, and (7) gendered patterns of leisure and sporting interests. The family is a strong focal point for these young people as are their friends and being part of a community. The young people (boys in particular) are significant consumers of 'media sport' and both girls and boys were knowledgeable of national and international politics. We also comment on the extent to which Lifestyles and gendered patterns of leisure and sporting interests among Irish adolescents 2 female and male adolescents negotiate, similarly or differently, culturally dominant discourses within physical activity and sport, with significantly more boys choosing to write about physical activity and sport in their narratives.

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“…Within the physical culture arena, there are a growing number of examples in which young people’s own ideas and understandings of the ways they engage with physical culture – the ways they play, exercise, move, and (dis)engage in activity practices (Azzarito and Kirk, 2013; O’Sullivan and MacPhail, 2010) – have been explored. Studies that have sought young people’s views have investigated such topics as: the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people (Collier et al, 2007; MacPhail et al, 2009); the negotiation and construction of physical education curricula (e.g. Enright and O’Sullivan, 2010; Oliver et al, 2009); the meanings children assign to physical activity (Patton and Parker, 2013); physical education experiences from the young person’s perspective (e.g.…”

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et al. 2017

European Physical Education Review

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This study explores the relationship between primary school physical education and physical activity as sites for the practice of physical activity of Irish primary school children. Understanding how children make connections between physical activity sites is important in shaping physical education experiences that promote lifelong participation. Children’s (aged 8–11) awareness, knowledge, and understanding of physical activity and physical education were examined using participatory methods of ‘draw and write’ ( n = 135) and focus group interviews ( n = 34). In Phase 1, data collection focused on physical activity, while Phase 2 focused on physical education and connections between physical activity and physical education. Data were analysed using a general inductive approach. Data analysis resulted in four themes: gendered patterns of participation; connections between physical education and physical activity; the nature and choice of participation in activities; and perceptions of ability. Children had varying understandings of the connections between their participation in physical education and physical activity. These findings highlight the importance of supporting all children to make explicit connections between their learning in physical education and their wider physical activity participation. An implication of the findings is that children need to be explicitly prompted to engage in physical activity. Without such encouragement, children are unlikely to draw linkages between physical activity and physical education.

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Student discourse on physical activity and sport among Irish young people

Cited by 9 publications

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What is PE?

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Lifestyles and gendered patterns of leisure and sporting interests among Irish adolescents

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