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- Title
Improving practicum experience of undergraduate physical education students: Paralympic sports event for children.
- Authors
ALVES, MARIA L. T.; SANTOS, LUIZ G. T. F.; DUARTE, EDISON
- Abstract
Problem: The inclusion of students with disability in Physical Education (PE) classes still faces with major issues to its effectiveness. These students describe difficulties to get involved with activities in PE class and with the social interaction with peers without disability. This reality is associated, in large part, with failures in the training received by the PE teacher. In this way, practical experiences are considered crucial in preparing PE teachers for including students with disabilities. Objective: To report a practicum experience of teaching paralympic sports as way to improve training of future PE teachers. This practicum experience was designed through the organization and development of a paralympic sport event by undergraduate students in Physical Education course. This Paralympic sport event was developed to 200 children with and without disabilities, with opportunity to know 8 different sports: judo, badminton, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, boccia, para athletics, wheelchair fencing and canoe. This sport event was organized by 50 undergraduate students and 27 volunteers. Conclusions: The experience of a Paralympic Sport event to children with and without disabilities demonstrated to be meaningful and helpful to improve practicum experience of teaching Paralympic Sports to undergraduate students in PE course.
- Subjects
STUDENTS with disabilities; PHYSICAL education; PHYSICAL education teachers; PARALYMPICS; SPORTS for people with disabilities
- Publication
Journal of Physical Education & Sport, 2018, Vol 18, p1118
- ISSN
2247-8051
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7752/jpes.2018.s2166