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How can or does youth sport reconcile what seems to be a fundamental contradiction between understandings of sport and disability? Has youth sport been challenged in anyway? Have alternative views of sport for disabled people been presented? Examining some of the latest research, this book considers the relationship between sport and disability by exploring a range of questions such as these. Disability and Youth Sport further challenges current thinking and therefore serves to stimulate progressive debate in this area. Drawing on a breadth of literature from sports pedagogy, sociology of sport, disability studies, inclusive education, and adapted physical activity, a socially critical dialogue is developed where the voices of young disabled people are central. Topics covered include: researching disability and youth sport inclusion policy towards physical education and youth sport constructions of disability through youth sport the voices of young disabled people the historical context of disability sport With its comprehensive coverage and expert contributors from around the globe, this book is an ideal text for students at all levels with an interest in youth sport, disability studies, or sport policy.
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Disability and Youth Sport How can, or does, youth sport reconcile what seems to be a fundamental contradiction between understandings of sport and disability? Has youth sport been challenged in any way? Have alternative views of sport for disabled people been presented? Examining some of the latest research, this book considers the relationship between sport and disability by exploring a range of questions such as these. Disability and Youth Sport challenges current thinking and serves to stimulate progressive debate in this area. Drawing on a breadth of literature from sports pedagogy, sociology of sport, disability studies, inclusive education and adapted physical activity, a socially critical dialogue is developed where the voices of young disabled people are central. Topics covered include: • • • • • the historical context of disability sport inclusion policy towards physical education and youth sport constructions of disability through youth sport the voices of young disabled people researching disability and youth sport. With its comprehensive coverage and expert contributors from around the globe, this book is an ideal text for students at all levels with an interest in youth sport, disability studies, or sport policy. Hayley Fitzgerald is a Senior Lecturer in Sport, Leisure and Culture at Leeds Metropolitan University, England. Prior to this, Hayley worked as a researcher at Loughborough University. She has also worked for a number of disability sport organizations in England, and has extensive experience of developing accessible research strategies. International Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport Edited by Richard Bailey Roehampton University, London, UK Routledge’s International Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport series aims to stimulate discussion on the theory and practice of school physical education, youth sport, childhood physical activity and well-being. By drawing on international perspectives, both in terms of the background of the contributors and the selection of the subject matter, the series seeks to make a distinctive contribution to our understanding of issues that continue to attract attention from policy makers, academics and practitioners. Also available in this series: Children, Obesity and Exercise: A practical approach to prevention, treatment and management of childhood and adolescent obesity Edited by Andrew P. Hills, Neil A. King and Nuala M. Byrne Rethinking Gender and Youth Sport Edited by Ian Wellard The Pedagogy of Human Movement Richard Tinning Positive Youth Development Through Sport Edited by Ni