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Publication Date: 2019-Nov
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Exploring Gender Habits: A Practical Epistemology Analysis of Exergaming in School
Maivorsdotter, Ninitha; Quennerstedt, Mikael
European Physical Education Review, v25 n4 p1176-1192 Nov 2019
Digitisation is an ongoing process in society as well as in physical education (PE) and research has identified digital technologies as a trend that influences the PE curriculum. A number of studies have explored the topic from different angles, although very few have empirically looked at the critical aspects of digitised PE in educational practice. This is particularly striking when it comes to issues of gender. Against this background, the aim of the paper is to explore gender habits in a digitised PE practice. A transactional approach, drawing on the work of the pragmatist feminist Shannon Sullivan, is used in the study. The data consists of video- and audio-recordings of ongoing video gaming organised by the PE teacher. A practical epistemology analysis is employed to explore the teenagers' gender habits in depth. In the analysis, it is clear that the use of exergames in school reinforces traditional gender habits, rather than weakening them. This is particularly evident when the teenagers play in single sex groups. This is also the case when playing in mixed gender groups, although here some changes in gender habits can be identified. However, gender habits are not easily transformed and the findings support the argument that deliberate teaching is important when issues of gender are raised in practice.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Epistemology, Physical Education, Information Technology, Video Technology, Audio Equipment, Video Games, Exercise, Educational Environment, Behavior Change, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Dance, Behavior Patterns
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Education Level: Secondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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