Search for dissertations about: "disability sports"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words disability sports.
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1. Bending mainstream definitions of sport, gender and ability : Representations of wheelchair racers
Abstract : Inspired by feminist post-structural thinking and with a discourse analytic approach, this study’s main theme is gendered identity, disability and sport. It consists of four separate, but interrelated, empirical studies and focuses on two research questions. READ MORE
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2. Possibilities offered by interventional sports programmes to children and adolescents with physical disabilities : an explorative and evaluative study
Abstract : Today, sport is a topic that interests and engages many people. However, pursuing sporting activities and being a member of a sports club is not a matter of course for children and adolescents with physical disabilities. READ MORE
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3. Being who one wants : constructing participation within discourses of (dis)ability
Abstract : Background: Society is full of norms categorising and labelling people on the basis of abilities, traits, and appearance. People who deviate from normative ideals are subjected to practices of able-mindedness that can stigmatise and marginalise norm-breaking functionality and invoke intellectual disability labels. READ MORE
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4. Qigong in daily life : motivation and intention to mindful exercise
Abstract : In many countries physical inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle are identified as major public health problems. A general health goal is therefore to promote an active lifestyle throughout the entire life span. READ MORE
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5. Different is cool! Self-efficacy and participation of students with and without disabilities in school-based Physical Education
Abstract : Background: Self-efficacy predicts school achievement. Participation is important for life outcomes. Functioning affects to what degree you can participate in everyday life situations. Participation-related constructs such as self-efficacy and functioning work both as a means of participation and as an end outcome. READ MORE