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Pang, Bonnie – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2020
This paper begins with a question: can concepts generated in the Chinese context in the sociocultural relations of the periphery contribute to the development of the social sciences in the field of Health and Physical Education (HPE) that have their roots in the metropole? Setting the scene in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Health Education, Physical Education
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Pang, Bonnie – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
Research that delves into the sociocultural perspectives of health and physical education and physical activity (HPEPA) in the lives of ethnic minority students in Westernised countries is often conducted by investigators who are Westerners, native English speakers and racially different from the study participants. Limited research is conducted…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Epistemology, Health Education
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Pang, Bonnie; Hill, Joanne – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
Social media are influential sociocultural forces that construct and transmit information about gender, health and bodies to young people in the digital age. In health and physical activity, Chinese people are often represented and positioned differently to other (minority) ethnic groups. For example, Black young people are often understood as…
Descriptors: Social Media, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Race
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Pang, Bonnie; Hill, Joanne – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
This paper aims to explore young Chinese girls' aspirations and ideal environments for engagement in Health and Physical Education (HPE) and physical activity (PA) in Greater Western Sydney. Interviews are used to elicit these girls' perceptions of their future and ideal environments in relation to HPEPA. Their data offer insights into key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Females, Aspiration
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Pang, Bonnie; Macdonald, Doune; Hay, Peter – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
This paper examines Chinese migrant young people's lifestyles and physical activity experiences in relation to the values and cultural investments of their families in Australia. The data in this paper were taken from a larger-scale study underpinned by a critical and interpretive ethnographic method conducted in two school sites. The young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Life Style, Physical Activities
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Pang, Bonnie; Ha, Amy Sau Ching – European Physical Education Review, 2010
Subjective Task Value (STV) is a multidimensional construct of values predominantly used to examine western culture (Eccles et al., 1983); it is influential in motivating individuals to make choices and display long-lasting behaviours. While existing studies were conducted with western populations, the manifestation of value has yet to be…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Asian Culture, Physical Activity Level, Validity