Connecting Through Summer Camp: Youth with Visual Impairments Find a Sense of Community
dc.contributor.author | Goodwin, Donna L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lieberman, Lauren J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Johnston, Keith | |
dc.contributor.author | Leo, Jennifer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-07T17:47:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-07T17:47:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-01-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Goodwin, D.L., & Lieberman, L.J. (2011). Connecting Through Summer Camp: Youth with Visual Impairments Find a Sense of Community. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 28(1), 40-55. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/2503 | |
dc.description.abstract | The social meaning of a one-week residential summer sports camp to young people with visual impairments is described. The experiences of 13 youths (7 females and 6 males) with visual impairments (3 B1, 1 B2, and 9 B3) between 9 and 15 years of age were gathered using the phenomenological methods of focus groups, conversational interviews, and field notes. The thematic analysis revealed three themes: connected, reaching out, and resisting and acquiescing. Experiences of group membership and shared emotional connection to others with visual impairments surfaced in a supportive sport context although resistance to others' assumptions of ability was evident. The theory of psychological sense of community (McMillan & Chivas, 1986) provided the conceptual framework for interpreting the findings. | |
dc.title | Connecting Through Summer Camp: Youth with Visual Impairments Find a Sense of Community | |
dc.type | article | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly | |
dc.source.volume | 28 | |
dc.source.issue | 1 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-09-07T17:47:45Z | |
dc.description.institution | SUNY Brockport | |
dc.source.peerreviewed | TRUE | |
dc.source.status | published | |
dc.description.publicationtitle | Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education Faculty Publications | |
dc.contributor.organization | The College at Brockport | |
dc.contributor.organization | University of Alberta | |
dc.languate.iso | en_US |