NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Collier, Connie; MacPhail, Ann; O'Sullivan, Mary – Irish Educational Studies, 2007
This article explores accounts of student discourse related to the role of physical activity and sport in the lives of Irish children and youth. The data source is a purposeful sample of student narratives based upon age of student, type of school and gender, and sought representation from both rural and urban settings. Data were derived from an…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Sport Psychology, Athletics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
MacPhail, Ann; Kirk, David; Kinchin, Gary D. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2004
The development of feelings of identity, the sense of belonging to a team, and the growth of social skills are experiences that sport, if properly conducted, is well placed to offer (Siedentop, 1994). Evidence suggests that some characteristics of traditional, multiactivity forms of physical education work against realizing these goals (Locke,…
Descriptors: Social Development, Physical Education, Grade 5, Activity Units