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Gender constructions and negotiations in physical education: case studies
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In this article, the authors present results of a qualitative study on gendered discourses and doing gender in a PE class at a Danish high school and explore the different opportunities of girls in PE based on in-depth interviews and video observations.Abstract:
In Denmark as in other European countries, many girls, and especially Muslim girls, seem to lose interest in physical activities and sport with increasing age. However, in a Danish context, little is known about the reasons why girls drop out of sport and which role physical education (PE) plays in this process. In this article we present results of a qualitative study on gendered discourses and doing gender in a PE class at a Danish high school. Drawing on constructivist and post-structuralist approaches to gender and ethnicity, we explore the different opportunities of girls in PE based on in-depth interviews and video observations. Three case studies of three girls are the focus of this article: Nanna, the Danish ‘athletic girl’ who found a balance between (en)acting femininity and presenting herself as a competent athlete; Iram, the ‘Muslim girl’ whose position as a Muslim causes her to hide her sporting abilities and Ida, the Danish ‘normal girl’ who re-interprets PE and adapts it to her needs. These...read more
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Hiding behind the camera: social learning within the Cooperative Learning Model to engage girls in physical education
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of cooperative learning and video cameras to bring about a positive change to the learning environment for girls who were identified as being disengaged in physical education was discussed.
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Meeting needs of Muslim girls in school sport: Case studies exploring cultural and religious diversity
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TL;DR: A sociocultural analysis of school sport experiences of Muslim girls in two countries with different gender policies in physical education (PE) classes: England and Denmark is contained.
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The (in)visibility of gender knowledge in the Physical Activity and Sport Science degree in Spain
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the construction of gender relations in sport and physical education (PE) through a national study of Spanish university degree curricula and found that gender knowledge within sport and PE degrees was recontextualised as universities and lecturers interpret and translate this into the pedagogical texts that make up the PASS curricula.
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
TL;DR: The body politics of Julia Kristeva and the Body Politics of JuliaKristeva as mentioned in this paper are discussed in detail in Section 5.1.1 and Section 6.2.1.
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Qualitative Content Analysis
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Re-Thinking Intersectionality:
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