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Galak, Eduardo, et al.
(author)
Introducción
2013
In: Cuerpo y Educación Física. - Buenos Aires : Editorial Biblos. - 9789876911580 ; , s. 9-14
Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
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Varea, Valeria, 1983-
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Exploring the origins and consequences of Health and Physical Education undergraduates’ body dispositions
2013
In: The International Journal of Sport and Society. - : Common Ground Research Networks. - 2152-7857 .- 2152-7865. ; 3:3, s. 207-218
Journal article (peer-reviewed) abstract
There is considerable literature that supports the proposition that the body is central concern for Health and Physical Education (HPE) professionals. This particular group of individuals has certain dispositions with regard to the body that can be readily conveyed to their students in intentional and unintentional ways through pedagogical encounters. This paper will discuss how a group of undergraduate HPE students think about and consider the body. Taking a poststructuralist perspective and drawing mainly on the work of Foucault, in-depth interviews were used as method to explore how these HPE undergraduates came to shape their particular dispositions across time. Three main themes emerged: the ‘normal’ body, fat bodies and the HPE teacher’s body. Findings from this study will be helpful in understanding HPE undergraduates’ body dispositions and how they shape up their idea of teaching.
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Varea, Valeria, 1983-, et al.
(author)
Learning about the body and health through social media in rural communities
2016
Conference paper (peer-reviewed) abstract
People tend to ‘learn’ attitudes and construct beliefs related to what constitutes an ‘appropriate’ body, and adopt health advice from the media. Social media is more likely to have an impact on understandings of the body than other media because social media involves friends and family rather than strangers and celebrities. What little research has been undertaken in this area suggests that social media usage is linked to problematic understandings of the body.Adolescents are the most avid users of social media and about a third of online teens aged 12 to 17 years, engage with the internet to search for health or physical fitness information. Several studies have posited a connection between the use of social media and suicide-related behavior (Luxton, June & Fairall, 2012) and rural adolescents are particularly at risk of depression and suicide (Quine et al., 2003).This paper reports on our study of rural adolescent users of social media. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with teenagers attending different schools in rural NSW. The findings are presented based on the impact that social media has on teenagers’ constructions of the body and health in rural NSW communities.
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Scharagrodsky, Pablo, et al.
(author)
Tracking the origins of Physical Education in Argentina and Australia
2016
In: International Journal of the History of Sport. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0952-3367 .- 1743-9035. ; 33:8, s. 777-796
Journal article (peer-reviewed) abstract
The origins of sports in Argentina and Australia have been widely investigated. However, little research has been conducted to investigate the origins of Physical Education (PE). This paper explores the origins of PE in both Argentina and Australia. It first describes the general social context and the education system for both countries. Then, it explores the foundations of PE as a school subject and as a university degree in Argentina and Australia. Finally, it compares the origins of PE in both countries. The research reveals how these two countries share similarities and differ in regard to the origins of PE both as a school subject and as a university degree.
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Gonzalez-Calvo, Gustavo, et al.
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'I feel, therefore I am' : unpacking preservice physical education teachers' emotions
2020
In: Sport, Education and Society. - : Routledge. - 1357-3322 .- 1470-1243. ; 25:5, s. 543-555
Journal article (peer-reviewed) abstract
The teaching profession requires an understanding of teachers' and students' emotions, and teachers' emotions can influence their teaching practice, professional development and pedagogical approaches. Furthermore, emotions are embodied and they may have a detrimental effect on wellbeing if they are not addressed properly. This paper explores the emotional dimensions of preservice primary teachers' practicum experiences in physical education (PE). Body journals were used to collect data which were analysed using a Sociology of Emotions (SoE) approach. The findings revealed that preservice teachers' emotions manifest physically during their practicum, especially at particular junctures, such as at the beginning of their teaching. Preservice teachers felt the need to make a 'good impression' within the school through the regulation of their emotions as they faced continual challenges to succeed in unfamiliar teaching circumstances. The conclusions of this study demonstrate the benefits of providing opportunities for preservice PE teachers to reflect on their emotions during the practicum and the consequences that these may have on their bodies and teaching practices.
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Olive, Rebecca, et al.
(author)
Healthy, happy, strong and active : Progress selfies and the construction of women’s bodies on Instagram
2017
Conference paper (other academic/artistic) abstract
Social media is awash with images that women post to represent themselves: their lifestyles, bodies, communities, and aspirations. On Instagram, women’s health and fitness accounts are promoting the taking and posting of selfies in similar terms, encouraging women to use before-and-after ‘progress selfies’ to chart their body changes across time. This presentation, given by Dr Olive, will explore progress selfies re-posted on the Instagram account of women’s fitness celebrity, Kayla Itsines, to consider how healthy bodies are understood as always ‘in progress’.
