Gustavo González-Calvo
Biographic Data
| ID | 322269 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gustavo González-Calvo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gustavo |
| FAMILY NAME | González-Calvo |
| SIGNATURE | GONZÁLEZ-CALVO G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Valladolid |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4637-0168 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 56 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 102 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 56 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Beyond the Weight: Reclaiming Physical Education as a Site of Justice, Joy, and Embodied Resistance
This article critically examines how Physical Education has been reshaped by neoliberal and biomedical discourses that instrumentalise it as a response to the so-called obesity epidemic. Drawing on critical pedagogy and fat studies, we analyse how these frameworks expose the moralisation of health, the normalization of body surveillance, and the marginalization of fat and non-normative bodies in PE. We argue that framing PE as a response to obesi…
Embodied tales of older women and their relationship with movement and their younger, present and future selves
Ageing has been often seen as negative in Western cultures. Older bodies are frequently associated with decline, loss, dependency, illness and increasing incompetence. Significantly, this ‘decline model’ of ageing tends to ignore the diverse lived experiences of older adults. This paper draws on the theoretical concepts of embodiment and affect to explore the embodied experiences of a group of 17 older women, focussing on their relationship with …
Doing Gender Online: Memetic Performances and the Digital Construction of Femininity
This study explores how femininity and the female body are socially and culturally constructed within digital contexts, focusing on memes as sites of gendered meaning-making. Grounded in West and Zimmerman’s (Gend Soc 1(2):125–151, 1987. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243287001002002 ) doing gender framework and informed by feminist theories of performativity (Butler in Gender trouble: feminism and the subversion of identity, Routledge, 1990) and di…
Teacher Identity and Neoliberalism: An Auto‐Netnographic Exploration of the Public Education Crisis
This auto‐netnographic study explores the impact of neoliberal ideologies on teacher identity within the context of public education in Spain, with a particular focus on how social networks and media, such as Twitter and Facebook, shape and reflect these dynamics. Combining narrative introspection with thematic analysis of online content, the study examines how social media amplifies neoliberal values, including individualism, commodification and…
Navigating the Storm: A Duo‐Autoethnography on Resisting Shipwreck in Times of Educational Change
This study examines the emotional and professional challenges educators face in an era of increasing bureaucratic demands, technological acceleration, and evolving educational landscapes. Using duo‐autoethnography, the researchers engaged in reflective walking conversations, enabling a dialogic and introspective exploration of their lived experiences as teachers. Grounded in Rosa's theory of social acceleration, the study identifies four dimensio…
The weight of stigma: Charlie and the fragility of bodies in the age of lightness
This study examines the intersectionality between obesity and homosexuality, focusing on how the intersectional stigmatisation of these identities produces distinct experiences of exclusion, vulnerability, and systemic discrimination. Through a qualitative and reflexive narrative approach, the research explores the lived experiences of Charlie, a fat homosexual man, to illustrate how fatphobia and homophobia converge to reinforce social, structur…
Roots of Rural Youth: A Five-Year Systematic Review of Place Attachment
This systematic review examines how recent scientific literature addresses place attachment among rural youth, emphasizing the central role of emotional bonds with place in decisions to stay, leave, or return to rural areas. Based on an analysis of studies published between 2019 and 2023, it considers factors such as country of publication, study participants, methodology, research approach, theoretical framework, and main findings. A systematic …
Hope under siege: Youth precarity, far-right politics, and the colonisation of the future
This study investigates why young people, caught in precarious conditions and facing an ostensibly canceled future, may be drawn to the far right. Adopting a qualitative-interpretive methodology, the research involved twelve university students from various academic backgrounds, with data collected through semi-structured interviews enriched by visual elicitation techniques (e.g. memes). A narrative thematic analysis identified five key categorie…
Soccer: The only way to be a boy in Spain? narratives from a Spanish primary school on the influence of playground soccer in shaping masculinities and gender relations
Soccer, a dominant playground activity in many primary schools worldwide, plays a significant role in shaping boys’ masculine identities and influencing gender relations. This paper explores the experiences of three young Spanish boys, observed over a longitudinal ethnographic study spanning from early childhood education (3 years old) to their final year of primary school (10 years old). Informed by Foucauldian theory, we present three narrative…
Health models and the quest for the ‘healthy’ body. analysis of adolescents’ experiences using Instagram
The atypical physical educator: Bordieuan insights into teacher’s body narratives and values construction in pedagogical practice
Assessment in Physical Education in the Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate in Spain: A Qualitative Study
Assessment represents an essential element in the Primary Years Programme (PYP) of schools offering an International Baccalaureate education. This study explores the perspectives of four physical education (PE) teachers from an international school in Spain, through a phenomenographic analysis using in-depth interviews as the data collection tool. The results, organised around categories of description, show a number of tensions between national …
Teachers’ enactment of Freirean democratic pedagogies in primary school physical education
Background Despite its ubiquity in education discourses, social justice is a highly contested concept that can be framed in different ways [Dowling, F., H. Fitzgerald, and A. Flintoff. 2012. Equity and Difference in Physical Education, Youth Sport and Health: A Narrative Approach. Routledge]. The ‘social’ element of social justice is always framed by broader cultural and socio-political contexts. Therefore teaching for social justice cannot be co…
‘I have normalised being treated differently’. Analysis of the experiences of foreign students in Physical Education
Purpose The aim of the study is to analyse the experiences of 7 students (4 girls and 3 boys) from different continents (Africa, Asia and South America) in Physical Education, in order to know to what extent, they have perceived racism. Their guardians also participated. All the students have experienced their compulsory schooling in Spain.Methods The research is framed under the theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. A qualitative approach is u…
Lesbian, anorexic, disabled, and big: Other ways of being a female physical education teacher
Research has shown that Physical Education (PE) is a white, male, and able body-dominated profession, particularly in Spain. When some female pre-service PE teachers, who had a difficult relationship with their bodies and sports abilities, enrol in such a degree, some of these problematic relations come to light. Participants for this study were four female pre-service teachers who self-identified as lesbian, anorexic, visually impaired, and big …
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme: A systematic review
This article arises from a systematic review of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP). Four databases were consulted, and after the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 21 articles were selected and analysed in the following categories: year and author, country, type of research, participants, purpose and results. The results show a growth in PYP research in recent years, coming from several countries arou…
Formative and shared assessment in primary school PE curriculum: Teachers’ perceptions
La evaluación es uno de los procesos que más significa a los currículos. Por ello, el fin general de este trabajo fue conocer la percepción de los maestros de Educación Física (PETE) de Educación Primaria sobre el papel de la evalua-ción en el currículo en España. Un grupo de expertos va-lidaron una entrevista con dos partes. Una primera parte general con preguntas sobre la evaluación en Educación Física (EF) y su vinculación con el currículo (pr…
The good, the bad and the ugly’: Primary school children’s visual representations and interpretations of PE teacher embodiments
Physicality has been, and still is, an important part of the embodied identity of many physical education (PE) teachers. PE teachers’ understanding and representation of their bodies influence both their teaching and act as role models for their students. PE is therefore an important site for exploring how ideals of the body shape both understandings and practices within this school subject. In this study we employed participatory visual methodol…
Children's Experiences of Lockdown and Social Distancing in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, and the world has witnessed significant changes since then. Spain has been forced to go into extreme lockdown, cancelling all school classes and outdoor activities for children, which may have significant consequences on young people. This paper explores how young children have experienced lockdown as a consequence of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and what they think about their future lives after C…
The dispassionate gaze, the imposture of illusion
Exploring the changes of physical education in the age of Covid-19
Background Physical education (PE) has been traditionally considered as a practical and ‘hands-on’ subject in schools, where close proximity and physical contact is common, particularly in Spain which has a high proximity culture. Significantly, the delivery of PE has changed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and this brings significant consequences for preservice PE teachers. Purpose The aim of the paper is to explore the changes of PE during Co…
Discurso de la obesidad y Educación Física: Riesgos e implicaciones y alternativas
En este artículo, exploramos la situación actual de la Educación Física escolar en España, caracterizada por un discurso biomédico, por una preocupación por el aumento de las horas lectivas de la asignatura en pro de luchar contra la obesidad infantil y juvenil y por cierto encauzamiento neoliberal. Para satisfacer este discurso predominante, los currículos de Educación Física están priorizando entre sus diferentes elementos (fines, contenidos y …
A World Through Glass: A Narrative Around the Family Experiences During the Confinement of Covid-19
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, and the world has witnessed significant changes since then. Spain has been forced to go into extreme lockdown, cancelling all school classes and outdoor activities for children. Our study explores how parents of a group of school children aged 7 to 8 years have experienced confinement due to the COVID-19 health crisis. Following a narrative methodology, the results have been organized around a story…
Posibilidades y limitaciones de la indagación inductiva con métodos mixtos en el análisis de la dinámica de diálogo en una comunidad de práctica profesional on-line
En la investigación sobre Comunidades de Práctica (CdP) on-line puede haber múltiples enfoques en función de los presupuestos ontológicos y epistemológicas de los investigadores. Cada enfoque presenta fortalezas y debilidades. En este artículo, a partir de la investigación sobre la dinámica de diálogo de una CdP on-line, estudiamos las posibilidades y limitaciones de la utilización de un acercamiento inductivo usando métodos mixtos. A partir de u…
Making the familiar strange: A narrative about Spanish children’s experiences of physical (in)activity to reconsider the ability of physical education to produce healthy citizens
There is now a wealth of research on obesity both from biomedical and socially critical perspectives. However, less research has focused on the lived experiences of young children and particularly those who are perceived as ‘sedentary’. This paper critically examines the issue of obesity as related to children’s experiences of physical (in)activity, via a focus on the circulation of socio-cultural and economic discourses in the context of Spain. …
Health and body tensions and expectations for pre-service physical education teachers in Spain
The importance of the Physical Education (PE) teacher’s body, particularly for teaching PE, has been highlighted in literature. PE teachers are expected to be clear role models to students through their acts, behaviours and bodies. However, their strong embodied subjectivities, particularly those related to their teaching practices, may be problematised. This paper explores the ways in which a group of 15 pre-service PE teachers from a Spanish un…
Touchless classes and absent bodies: Teaching physical education in times of Covid-19
Bodies have been claimed to be an ‘absent presence’ and touch ‘risky business’ in physical education (PE). We have now witnessed how these claims are intensified in pandemic times of Covid-19, particularly in countries that have adopted extreme lockdown measures. This paper explores how PE practices have become ‘touchless’ and bodies absent using the theoretical concepts of risk and assemblage. The paper focusses on a group of pre-service PE teac…
A critical narrative analysis of the perspectives of physical trainers and fitness instructors in relation to their body image, professional practice and the consumer culture
The purpose of this study was to critically analyse the perspectives of physical trainers and fitness instructors in relation to their body image, professional practice, and the consumer culture. Fourteen fitness professionals (8 personal trainers, 6 fitness instructors), between 28–37 years of age, volunteered to participate in the study. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed inductively through narrative conten…
The influence of consumerism on Spanish physical education teachers
Consumer culture and neoliberalism have significantly influenced contemporary globalised, Western(ised) and highly visual societies. These influences have also infiltrated physical education settings, contributing to market-driven surveillance of physical education teachers’ physical appearance. This paper examines the reflections of a group of physical education teachers working at the primary and secondary levels in Spain concerning subjectivit…
A qualitative analysis of the factors determining the quality of relations between a novice physical education teacher and his students’ families: Implications for the development of professional iden…
The purposes of this study were: (a) to analyze the factors determining the quality of relationships between a novice physical education (PE) teacher and his students’ families and (b) understand the implications of these relationships for his professional identity. The data stemmed from detailed teacher’s diaries written by the participant throughout his first five years of teaching. The data analysis followed several rounds of cyclical inductiv…
Body image(s): Problematizing future physical education teachers’ beliefs about the body and physical activity through visual imagery
Visual culture affects the way people understand the world and themselves, contributing to the creation of certain roles and stereotypes, some of which are related to body image. This study focused on interrogating future physical education teachers’ beliefs about the body and physical activity to understand the construction of bodily subjectivities and their perceptions of how these are influenced by visual (physical) culture. Data were collecte…
I feel, therefore I am’: Unpacking preservice physical education teachers’ emotions
The teaching profession requires an understanding of teachers' and students' emotions, and teachers' emotions can influence their teaching practice, professional development and pedagogical approaches. Furthermore, emotions are embodied and they may have a detrimental effect on wellbeing if they are not addressed properly. This paper explores the emotional dimensions of preservice primary teachers' practicum experiences in physical education (PE)…
The good, the bad and the ugly’: Primary school children’s visual representations and interpretations of PE teacher embodiments
Physicality has been, and still is, an important part of the embodied identity of many physical education (PE) teachers. PE teachers’ understanding and representation of their bodies influence both their teaching and act as role models for their students. PE is therefore an important site for exploring how ideals of the body shape both understandings and practices within this school subject. In this study we employed participatory visual methodol…
I Hate Physical Education'; an analysis of girls' experiences throughout their school life
The objectives of this study were two-fold: to analyse the perceptions of girls who have negative experiences of Physical Education (PE) and to compare this experience with their families’ perspectives on the emotional implications of this in their daily lives. Seven girls in the final year of compulsory secondary education in Spain participated in the study. These participants were selected according to the criterion of having had negative exper…
Being a Father: A Broken Masculinity or a Better One? An Autoethnography from a First-time Father Perspective
The current neoliberal society is built upon a patriarchal system in which new types of masculinities have a difficult time thriving. In this paper, I draw upon my own experiences as a Spanish neophyte father and how it shifts away from models of hegemonic masculinity. In doing so, I am forming a new model of masculinity to explore neoliberal discourses and how these determine my emotions, feelings and personal identity. Methodologically, I make …
Foci and factors that contribute to physical educators’ construction of their professional body subjectivities: A qualitative study
The main purpose of this study was to examine physical educators’ subjectivities in order to (a) discover the foci and factors that intervene in the construction of their personal and professional body, (b) understand how these might be affected by the dominant socio-cultural ideologies, discourses and practices, and (c) determine to what extent such ideologies, discourses and practices influence their professional relations and pedagogy. Thirtee…
Exploring Touch in Physical Education Practicum in a Touchy Latin Culture
The decrease in touch has been explored in recent literature in relation to child protection discourses and no touch policies and it has been suggested that Physical Education (PE) has been weakened by the lack of touch. Significantly, the issue of touch has remained largely unexplored in Latin societies, which are characterised by an amplified tactile approach to people and comparatively little personal space. This paper examines how a group of …
Effects from audit culture and neoliberalism on university teaching: An autoethnographic perspective
Spanish university culture revolves mainly around the evaluation of professionals on the basis of the amount of work published in high-impact journals (weight assessments). The paper is shaped as an autoethnography, focusing mainly on the author’s life at university. Data collection and analysis set off from 2011, during the lecturer’s first year of working at university. The research aims principally at reflecting upon the highly demanding proce…
Children's Experiences of Lockdown and Social Distancing in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, and the world has witnessed significant changes since then. Spain has been forced to go into extreme lockdown, cancelling all school classes and outdoor activities for children, which may have significant consequences on young people. This paper explores how young children have experienced lockdown as a consequence of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and what they think about their future lives after C…
A World Through Glass: A Narrative Around the Family Experiences During the Confinement of Covid-19
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, and the world has witnessed significant changes since then. Spain has been forced to go into extreme lockdown, cancelling all school classes and outdoor activities for children. Our study explores how parents of a group of school children aged 7 to 8 years have experienced confinement due to the COVID-19 health crisis. Following a narrative methodology, the results have been organized around a story…
The (virtual) teaching of physical education in times of pandemic
This study analyses the factors that affect the pedagogical practice and the consideration of the subject of physical education (PE) for a group of students in initial training to become teachers, with the intention of (a) discovering what feelings the COVID-19 pandemic arouses in the future teachers when having to teach physical education virtually, (b) investigating the advantages and disadvantages of the virtual teaching of PE during the pande…
Wanting to become PE teachers in Spain: Connections between previous experiences and particular beliefs about school Physical Education and the development of professional teacher identities
Physical Education (PE) teachers have previous experiences that both shape their particular beliefs about the role and purpose of this school subject as well as their pedagogical practice. The present study aims to examine and deepen our knowledge of future Spanish PE teachers’ previous experiences of and beliefs about PE that condition their pedagogical practice and intentionality within this school subject. The data reported on in this paper we…
A Teacher’s Personal-Emotional Identity and its Reflection upon the Development of his Professional Identity
The purpose of this study was to show how the professional identity of a teacher is built upon personal and emotional traits. Those traits determine his willingness to blur the emotional distance between teacher and student, thus shaping school as a fuller environment. The study revolves around three issues: (a) knowing and acknowledging students; (b) sensitivity towards the use of students’ proper names; and (c) positive sense of humour in the c…
Hope under siege: Youth precarity, far-right politics, and the colonisation of the future
This study investigates why young people, caught in precarious conditions and facing an ostensibly canceled future, may be drawn to the far right. Adopting a qualitative-interpretive methodology, the research involved twelve university students from various academic backgrounds, with data collected through semi-structured interviews enriched by visual elicitation techniques (e.g. memes). A narrative thematic analysis identified five key categorie…
Yes, I have a disability. Does it prevent me from being a PE teacher? A qualitative approach from the point of view of future PE teachers and their families
Physical Education (PE) teachers are subject to a great deal of social stereotyping. The goal of the study is to analyze the main reasons and motivations of three future PE teachers (two females and one male) with motor disabilities to undertake the profession in the future. Their families and the teachers who have taught them also participate. The disabilities are an arm amputation, severe hip dysmetry and Tourette’s syndrome. These future teach…
Narrative Reflections on Masculinity and Fatherhood during Covid-19 Confinement in Spain
This article explores the intersectionalities of masculinity, corporal identity, fatherhood, relationships, and bodily experiences in relation to a person who is living in a period of home confinement. In so doing, I draw on autobiographical narratives to delve into how embodied subjectivities are constructed to advance knowledge on an embodied way of being a man in the context of a health world crisis. In the telling, I attempt to engage the rea…
A Turning Point as an Opportunity to (Re)Think and Give a Voice to One’s Own Body
This article explores the intersectionalities of masculinity, fatherhood, and physical activity in relation to a Physical Education teacher who has been diagnosed with an illness. In so doing, we draw on autobiographical narratives to delve into how embodied subjectivities are constructed to advance knowledge on a new embodied way of being a man and a PE teacher that can be accepted and embraced. The results are organised into three main themes: …
The Coexistence Plan at a Secondary School: Analysis Based on the Voices of Students and Teachers
The main objective of this research is to analyse the Plan for Coexistence at a Spanish Secondary School and its implementation from the perspective of an inclusive model of school management. Beginning with a theoretical review of different national and international contributions centred on inclusive education and the improvement of school coexistence, we have chosen a qualitative methodology that will enable us to listen and to give a voice to…
Effects of a Cooperative Learning Intervention Program on Cyberbullying in Secondary Education: A Case Study
The goal was to assess the effects of an intervention program, based on cooperative learning and involving the whole school community, on the emotional and social evolution of a student who had suffered cyberbullying. The student, her parents, the school administration, a teacher and the student's classmates agreed to participate in the study. A qualitative research design was used, which included interviews, discussion groups and diaries. The in…
La evaluación y calificación en la universidad. Relatos autobiográficos durante la búsqueda de alternativas
Autobiographical perspective of a novice teacher regarding Physical Education learning at different educational levels
El objetivo de este artculo, centrado en los procesos de enseanza/aprendizaje de un docente inexperto de Educacin Fsica, es reflejar la manera en que las experiencias y convicciones personales del educador contribuyen tanto al desarrollo de su identidad profesional como a su formacin permanente. Metodolgicamente se han empleado los relatos autobiogrficos (en forma de diario de clases e historia de vida) como instrumentos facilitadores de la toma …
El recorrido investigador de un educador novel explicado desde una perspectiva autobiográfica
This article focuses on the research track followed by a PE teacher from the initial stage of his formation and throughout his professional experience in different educational levels. It shows the way in which autobiographical accounts (in the shape of narratives and class diaries) favour a systematic study of one ́s own practice, enhancing its understanding, transformation and improvement from both a reasoned and critical perspective. The conclu…
Que la fuerza esté contigo: Desvelar el lado oscuro de la investigación en educación
En el presente artículo hacemos un recorrido en torno a la investigación cualitativa en Educación y planteamos cómo se enfrenta a una realidad caracterizada por políticas neoliberales que sumen a la universidad en la cultura de las auditorías. Estas condiciones de trabajo suponen para los investigadores —más en el caso de los noveles— presiones del sistema y de interpretación de su propia labor que conducen a dejarse llevar por el régimen estable…
A qualitative analysis of the factors determining the quality of relations between a novice physical education teacher and his students’ families: Implications for the development of professional iden…
The purposes of this study were: (a) to analyze the factors determining the quality of relationships between a novice physical education (PE) teacher and his students’ families and (b) understand the implications of these relationships for his professional identity. The data stemmed from detailed teacher’s diaries written by the participant throughout his first five years of teaching. The data analysis followed several rounds of cyclical inductiv…
Effects from audit culture and neoliberalism on university teaching: An autoethnographic perspective
Spanish university culture revolves mainly around the evaluation of professionals on the basis of the amount of work published in high-impact journals (weight assessments). The paper is shaped as an autoethnography, focusing mainly on the author’s life at university. Data collection and analysis set off from 2011, during the lecturer’s first year of working at university. The research aims principally at reflecting upon the highly demanding proce…
Health and body tensions and expectations for pre-service physical education teachers in Spain
The importance of the Physical Education (PE) teacher’s body, particularly for teaching PE, has been highlighted in literature. PE teachers are expected to be clear role models to students through their acts, behaviours and bodies. However, their strong embodied subjectivities, particularly those related to their teaching practices, may be problematised. This paper explores the ways in which a group of 15 pre-service PE teachers from a Spanish un…
A critical narrative analysis of the perspectives of physical trainers and fitness instructors in relation to their body image, professional practice and the consumer culture
The purpose of this study was to critically analyse the perspectives of physical trainers and fitness instructors in relation to their body image, professional practice, and the consumer culture. Fourteen fitness professionals (8 personal trainers, 6 fitness instructors), between 28–37 years of age, volunteered to participate in the study. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed inductively through narrative conten…
A Teacher’s Personal-Emotional Identity and its Reflection upon the Development of his Professional Identity
The purpose of this study was to show how the professional identity of a teacher is built upon personal and emotional traits. Those traits determine his willingness to blur the emotional distance between teacher and student, thus shaping school as a fuller environment. The study revolves around three issues: (a) knowing and acknowledging students; (b) sensitivity towards the use of students’ proper names; and (c) positive sense of humour in the c…
Tu enfoque determina tu realidad”: Una vida dedicada a unir teoría y práctica en la investigación cualitativa
La dicotomía teoría-práctica ha sido uno de los debates que han marcado el desarrollo de la investigación cualitativa. Desde diferentes enfoques se ha abordado el cómo poder unir praxis y teoría, y les ha dado voz a los participantes en los procesos de investigación. En este artículo, vamos a abordar las principales contribuciones de José Juan Barba Martín, marcadas todas ellas por la necesidad de transformar la educación. Esta perspectiva transf…
Exploring Touch in Physical Education Practicum in a Touchy Latin Culture
The decrease in touch has been explored in recent literature in relation to child protection discourses and no touch policies and it has been suggested that Physical Education (PE) has been weakened by the lack of touch. Significantly, the issue of touch has remained largely unexplored in Latin societies, which are characterised by an amplified tactile approach to people and comparatively little personal space. This paper examines how a group of …
The influence of consumerism on Spanish physical education teachers
Consumer culture and neoliberalism have significantly influenced contemporary globalised, Western(ised) and highly visual societies. These influences have also infiltrated physical education settings, contributing to market-driven surveillance of physical education teachers’ physical appearance. This paper examines the reflections of a group of physical education teachers working at the primary and secondary levels in Spain concerning subjectivit…
A Turning Point as an Opportunity to (Re)Think and Give a Voice to One’s Own Body
This article explores the intersectionalities of masculinity, fatherhood, and physical activity in relation to a Physical Education teacher who has been diagnosed with an illness. In so doing, we draw on autobiographical narratives to delve into how embodied subjectivities are constructed to advance knowledge on a new embodied way of being a man and a PE teacher that can be accepted and embraced. The results are organised into three main themes: …
Being a Father: A Broken Masculinity or a Better One? An Autoethnography from a First-time Father Perspective
The current neoliberal society is built upon a patriarchal system in which new types of masculinities have a difficult time thriving. In this paper, I draw upon my own experiences as a Spanish neophyte father and how it shifts away from models of hegemonic masculinity. In doing so, I am forming a new model of masculinity to explore neoliberal discourses and how these determine my emotions, feelings and personal identity. Methodologically, I make …
Foci and factors that contribute to physical educators’ construction of their professional body subjectivities: A qualitative study
The main purpose of this study was to examine physical educators’ subjectivities in order to (a) discover the foci and factors that intervene in the construction of their personal and professional body, (b) understand how these might be affected by the dominant socio-cultural ideologies, discourses and practices, and (c) determine to what extent such ideologies, discourses and practices influence their professional relations and pedagogy. Thirtee…
I feel, therefore I am’: Unpacking preservice physical education teachers’ emotions
The teaching profession requires an understanding of teachers' and students' emotions, and teachers' emotions can influence their teaching practice, professional development and pedagogical approaches. Furthermore, emotions are embodied and they may have a detrimental effect on wellbeing if they are not addressed properly. This paper explores the emotional dimensions of preservice primary teachers' practicum experiences in physical education (PE)…
The Coexistence Plan at a Secondary School: Analysis Based on the Voices of Students and Teachers
The main objective of this research is to analyse the Plan for Coexistence at a Spanish Secondary School and its implementation from the perspective of an inclusive model of school management. Beginning with a theoretical review of different national and international contributions centred on inclusive education and the improvement of school coexistence, we have chosen a qualitative methodology that will enable us to listen and to give a voice to…
Effects of a Cooperative Learning Intervention Program on Cyberbullying in Secondary Education: A Case Study
The goal was to assess the effects of an intervention program, based on cooperative learning and involving the whole school community, on the emotional and social evolution of a student who had suffered cyberbullying. The student, her parents, the school administration, a teacher and the student's classmates agreed to participate in the study. A qualitative research design was used, which included interviews, discussion groups and diaries. The in…
Aprender a ser docente sin estar en las aulas: La Covid-19 como amenaza al desarrollo profesional del futuro profesorado
Las y los docentes en formación inicial que acuden al Prácticum encuentran en este periodo un sentido a la profesión docente, despertando en ellos una actitud reflexiva y crítica sobre qué hacen y cómo lo hacen, y por tanto, conformando su identidad docente. Sin embargo, en los últimos meses la situación formativa de las y los futuros educadores ha dado un giro debido a la crisis sanitaria originada por la pandemia de la COVID-19. El estudio llev…
El Agar.io Programado en la Enseñanza Superior: Fundamentos de la Dinámica del Superrendimiento y la Superproducción
En este artículo se exploran las experiencias y particularidades a las que se enfrentan los profesores a tiempo parcial o completo en situación precaria que optan, sin éxito aparente, por un trabajo a tiempo completo dentro del sistema profesional de la enseñanza superior. Siguiendo una metodología narrativa, explora la forma en que los profesores (ocho mujeres y seis hombres, todos ellos docentes universitarios a tiempo parcial o completo en dif…
Brain Activity during Different Throwing Games: EEG Exploratory Study
The purpose of this study is to explore the differences in brain activity in various types of throwing games by making encephalographic records. Three conditions of throwing games were compared looking for significant differences (simple throwing, throwing to a goal, and simultaneous throwing with another player). After signal processing, power spectral densities were compared through variance analysis ( p ≤ 0.001). Significant differences were f…
Experiences of a Teacher in Relation to the Student’s Feelings of Learned Helplessness
This paper is based on the concern of a novice physical education teacher to reinforce the self-esteem and motor competence sensations of students during lessons. This concern arises from the experiences gained as a student. I draw on autobiographical narratives to delve into how these experiences led me to develop a feeling of learned incompetence, a sense of failure within the educational system and, consequently, an obvious difficulty to shape…
Narrative Reflections on Masculinity and Fatherhood during Covid-19 Confinement in Spain
This article explores the intersectionalities of masculinity, corporal identity, fatherhood, relationships, and bodily experiences in relation to a person who is living in a period of home confinement. In so doing, I draw on autobiographical narratives to delve into how embodied subjectivities are constructed to advance knowledge on an embodied way of being a man in the context of a health world crisis. In the telling, I attempt to engage the rea…
Touchless classes and absent bodies: Teaching physical education in times of Covid-19
Bodies have been claimed to be an ‘absent presence’ and touch ‘risky business’ in physical education (PE). We have now witnessed how these claims are intensified in pandemic times of Covid-19, particularly in countries that have adopted extreme lockdown measures. This paper explores how PE practices have become ‘touchless’ and bodies absent using the theoretical concepts of risk and assemblage. The paper focusses on a group of pre-service PE teac…
Wanting to become PE teachers in Spain: Connections between previous experiences and particular beliefs about school Physical Education and the development of professional teacher identities
Physical Education (PE) teachers have previous experiences that both shape their particular beliefs about the role and purpose of this school subject as well as their pedagogical practice. The present study aims to examine and deepen our knowledge of future Spanish PE teachers’ previous experiences of and beliefs about PE that condition their pedagogical practice and intentionality within this school subject. The data reported on in this paper we…
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