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The Body in Group Exercise for Older Persons: Implications of the Explicit, Implicit and Null Curricula
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Harvey, Kelsey – Sport, Education and Society, 2023
Bodywork describes the work people perform on their own and other people's bodies. Often, this work is performed in an effort to meet cultural, symbolic body norms. The aims of bodywork in fitness for older exercisers are said to serve as a means of controlling and resisting the aging process. Given the popularity of group exercise for older…
Descriptors: Human Body, Exercise, Group Activities, Older Adults
A Critical Narrative Analysis of the Perspectives of Physical Trainers and Fitness Instructors in Relation to Their Body Image, Professional Practice and the Consumer Culture
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Fernández-Balboa, Juan-Miguel; González-Calvo, Gustavo – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
The purpose of this study was to critically analyse the perspectives of physical trainers and fitness instructors in relation to their body image, professional practice, and the consumer culture. Fourteen fitness professionals (8 personal trainers, 6 fitness instructors), between 28-37 years of age, volunteered to participate in the study. The…
Descriptors: Human Body, Self Concept, Physical Fitness, Content Analysis
Practical Epistemologies in Physical Education Practice
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Quennerstedt, Mikael – Sport, Education and Society, 2013
With a point of departure in a transactional understanding of epistemology, the purpose of this paper is to explore practical epistemologies in physical education (PE) by investigating how knowledge is produced and reproduced in students' and teachers' actions in PE practices posted as clips on the user-generated video-sharing website…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Epistemology, Video Technology, Web Sites
Muslim Girls' Experiences in Physical Education in Norway: What Role Does Religiosity Play?
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Walseth, Kristin – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
Recent years have seen an increase in scholarly attention to minority pupils and their experience of physical education (PE). UK research identifies specific challenges related to Muslim pupils' participation in PE. In Norway, little research has been undertaken on Muslim pupils' experiences in PE, something this paper hopes to redress in part. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Muslims, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Factors
Freedom between the Lines: Clothing Behavior and Identity Work among Young Female Soccer Players
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Hendley, Alexandra; Bielby, Denise D. – Sport, Education and Society, 2012
Our research examines the relationship among identity, age, gender and athleticism through a study of the association between sports clothing and the identity work of pre-adolescent female soccer players. Based on participant-observation and interviews conducted at three co-ed youth soccer camps, we find that age is an important element of…
Descriptors: Freedom, Females, Sexual Identity, Clothing
"Governmentality" in the Origins of European Female PE and Sport: The Spanish Case Study (1883-1936)
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Garcia, Raul Sanchez; Herraiz, Antonio Rivero – Sport, Education and Society, 2013
The purpose of the paper is twofold: (1) to contribute to the analysis of the origins of modern European female PE and sports from a power perspective, inspired by Foucault's work; and (2) to present a detailed analysis of female PE and sport in Spain (1883-1936) as a specific European case study. It is argued that these physical activities could…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Females