Jaime Carcamo-Oyarzun, Sonia Salvo-Garrido, Isaac Estevan
Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in Chilean Schoolchildren before and after COVID-19 Lockdowns: A Cohort Comparison
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
purpose study use explicitly intersectional approach examine embodied experiences individuals identifying female visual impairment schoolbased physical education interpretative phenomenological analysis ipa research approach used 8 adult women ages 2130 years visual impairments acted participants study primary sources data semistructured audiotaped telephone interviews reflected field notes data analyzed thematically using 3step analytical process inspired ipa based data analysis 3 interrelated themes constructed participant transcripts first theme girls dont like gym anyway limited participation female perspective described participants experiences limited participation influence gender visual impairment limitations second theme cant kids teachers expectations unable bodies described participants unable flawed bodies influenced teachers expectations abilities physical education final theme really awkward feelings negative peer interactions demonstrated participants embodied perspectives toward bullying negative peer interactions utilizing ipa approach researchers constructed 3 themes exposed central experiences reflections informed participants identified gender disability lens intersectionality themes contribute understanding multiple identities femaleness visual impairment contributed disadvantages physical education contexts