Full Description
This is the first book to introduce qualitative research methods in the study of disability and physical education. It outlines key concepts and theories in disability and physical education, providing a platform for understanding, before exploring the full range of methodologies and techniques for research, data gathering and data representation. Written by a team of leading researchers from around the world, every chapter introduces a research theory, approach, method or tool; provides a critical discussion about how that theory, approach method or tool has been used or might be used, and offers signposts to future directions for research in that area.
The book explores established research methods and cutting edge methods that are being applied to disability and physical education for the first time, from narrative inquiry, ethnography and action research, to creative non-fiction, sensory methods and participatory approaches. The book places an emphasis on approaches that consider disabled children and young people as active (rather than passive) agents involved in data gathering, and on ways in which researchers and research participants can utilize data to best represent views toward, and experiences of, disability and physical education.
This is an essential reference volume for any advanced student, researcher, pre-service educator, in-service educator or coach with an interest in disability and physical education.
Contents
Part 1: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations for Researching Disability in Physical Education 1. Physical Education, Disability, and Qualitative Research: What are we talking about? 2. Ontological, Epistemological, Axiological Considerations when Using Qualitative Methods for Researching Disability in Physical Education. 3. Positionality and Reflexivity in Research about Disability in Physical Education 4. Intersectionality and Disability in Physical Education 5. Critical-ableist Perspectives in Physical Education 6. Posthumanism, Disability and Physical Education 7. Dignity in Disability Representation in Physical Education: See Me for Who I Am 8. Rigour in Qualitative Research about Disability in Physical Education Part 2: Methodologies for Researching Disability in Physical Education 9. Narrative Inquiry, Disability and Physical Education 10. Using Cripistemologies as a Grounding for Participatory Research with Communities that are Non-Verbal: "What's Best for you?" 11. Appreciative Inquiry in Disability and Physical Education 12. Phenomenological inquiry, Disability and Physical Education 13. Ethnography and Disability in Physical Education 14. Life Histories, Disability, and Physical Education: Recognising the Path of Inequality Marked as Destiny 15. Action Research: A methodology to inform inclusive Physical Education 16. Participatory Research for Examining Disability in Physical Education 17. Co-production, Disability and Physical Education 18. Grounded Theory as a Method for Researching Disability in Physical Education 19. Reflexive Thematic Analysis, Disability and Physical Education 20. Qualitative Text Analysis, Disability and Physical Education Part 3: Gathering and Representing Data from/with Disabled Children and Young People 21. Individual and Focus Group Discussions with Disabled Children and Youth 22. Using Photo-elicitation with Children for Researching Disability in Physical Education 23. Using Sensory Methods for Researching Disability in Physical Education 24. Dabbling, Daubing and Discovering: The Value of Arts-Based Research in Exploring the Physical Education and Sporting Experiences of Young Disabled Students 25. Keeping it real... Using Realist Tales to understand Special Educational Needs and Disability in Physical Education. 26. Creative Non-fiction, Disability, and Physical Education 27. Visual Representation of Data in Disability and Physical Education 28. Poetic Representation of Data in Disability and Physical Education 29. Physical Education, Disability, and Qualitative Research: Concluding Thoughts
