Connecting Through Summer Camp: Youth With Visual Impairments Find a Sense of Community

• Autores: Donna L. Goodwin, Lauren J. Lieberman, Keith Johnston, Jennifer Leo
• Localización: Adapted physical activity quaterly, ISSN 0736-5829, Vol. 28, Nº. 1, 2011, págs. 40-55
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.