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Direct linkTindall, Daniel; Carson, Brian; Tannehill, Deborah; Moody, Brigitte – Irish Educational Studies, 2020
For children and young people with disabilities accumulating the recommended minimum of 60 min per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is difficult to obtain. Much of this has been attributed to a lack of programmes and untrained staff who cannot effectively modify or adapt activities for people with disabilities. Given these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Berasategi Sancho, Naiara; Idoiaga Mondragon, Nahia; Dosil Santamaria, Maria; Picaza Gorrotxategi, Maitane – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2022
Although COVID-19 is being disruptive to all children, the effects are stronger for children with disabilities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse, from a holistic perspective, the well-being of children with special needs during the total lockdown period in Spain. The 'Well-being of Children in Lockdown' (WCL) scale was completed by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Children
Luymes, Nicole; Fletcher, Paula; Bryden, Pam – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
More than 10% of children in Ontario have an additional need that may influence long-term lifestyle patterns, including physical activity (PA). This study sought to assess the status of PA as well as the barriers to and facilitators of PA for families in southwestern Ontario raising children with and without disabilities. Complete survey data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Barriers, Disabilities
Beckman, Emma; Rossi, Tony; Hanrahan, Stephanie; Rynne, Steven; Dorovolomo, Jeremy – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
Sport has been demonstrably linked to health particularly through community-based education and development programmes. However, research continues to identify low participation rates of people with a disability in sport. Programmes to address the participation of people with a disability in sport can be challenging, particularly in locations in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Foreign Countries
Petrie, Kirsten; Devcich, Joel; Fitzgerald, Hayley – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Background: In Aotearoa New Zealand, as it is internationally, there is a desire to ensure physical education is inclusive of all students regardless of their abilities. Yet, medical discourses associated with disability continue to position students who are perceived as not having the capacity to participate fully in traditional physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Inclusion, Disabilities, Action Research
Reid, Greg; Jobling, Ian F. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2012
The London 2012 Summer Paralympics Mascot, "Mandeville", is named after the village of Stoke Mandeville, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. This was where the inaugural Stoke Mandeville Games were held in 1948. On 28 July 1948, men and women who had been injured throughout the Second World War assembled in Stoke Mandeville for archery…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Ceremonies, Physical Activity Level, War
Lante, Kerrie A.; Walkley, Jeff W.; Gamble, Merrilyn; Vassos, Maria V. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Physical activity (PA) programs for adults with intellectual disability (ID) have positive impacts, at least in the short term. No research has been reported on the effect of long-term engagement in PA programs for adults with ID. This paper explores the physical and psychosocial benefits gained by two individuals with mild ID who…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Mental Retardation, Physical Activity Level, Caregivers
Download full textYazici, Dila; Akgül, Esra; Akman, Berrin – Online Submission, 2015
Starting to be implemented as of the 1960s, early intervention programs are frequently employed at the present time. Researchers develop and implement early intervention programs in various subjects and areas. These programs may be family-based, school-based, community-based, or a combination of them. This study aimed at comparing the early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Early Childhood Education
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Gaskin, Cadeyrn J.; Andersen, Mark B.; Morris, Tony – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2009
We used a life-history approach to investigate the meanings and experiences of physical activity in the life of a 25-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy (Amy). Amy and her mother were interviewed about Amy's life and her involvement in physical activity. The conversation was audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. We interpreted Amy's story…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities
Green, Ken – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2008
This easy-to-use introduction explores all of the contemporary issues and enduring themes in physical education, focusing on the United Kingdom but incorporating a global dimension. The wide range of topics covered include: (1) the requirements of National Curriculum Physical Education; (2) the current "state" of physical education; (3)…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Physical Education, Ethnicity, Social Class
Brittain, Ian – Sport, Education and Society, 2004
Relatively little work has been carried out upon the effect of educational environment upon the sporting involvement of children with disabilities. This paper is concerned with the educational experiences of a group of athletes who competed in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. It highlights the major influence that the impact of the educational…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment
