Jessica Louise Macbeth
Biographic Data
| ID | 4220992 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Louise Macbeth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica Louise |
| FAMILY NAME | Macbeth |
| SIGNATURE | MACBETH J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lancashire |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2564-2267 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Mental health and professional women footballers: A scoping review
This scoping review aimed to synthesize literature on mental health and professional women footballers and provide recommendations for future research. Four databases were searched for studies meeting the inclusion criteria. After screening over 1,100 articles, 10 met the inclusion criteria. All studies used quantitative methods and self-report measures to examine mental ill-health symptoms, mainly depression, anxiety, and eating disorder symptom…
It's already set in my mind’: Investigating the acculturation of secondary school pupils aspiring to teach physical education
The occupational socialisation of physical education (PE) teachers has received limited scholarly attention in the UK, and even less is known about the influence of acculturation on their ideological preconceptions of PE teaching. Most research investigating PE teachers’ acculturation has relied on the retrospective accounts of PE teacher education (PETE) students or in-service teachers, what we call reflection- on -acculturation. Understanding t…
Yes, everyone is blindfolded but that doesn’t make it equal: The intersectional experiences of visually impaired women footballers in England
In recent years, there have been concerted global efforts to develop women’s visually impaired (VI) football. However, these developments have not occurred without challenges and the players’ experiences during this significant period of progress have received no academic attention. We adopt an intra-categorical complexity approach to intersectionality to explore VI women’s experiences of becoming and being footballers. The study utilises a focus…
Running blind: The sensory practices of visually impaired runners
In this article, we consider what it means to be running blind. As an idiom, this phrase refers to doing something through guesswork, without a plan or pre-existing knowledge; instead, our notion of running blind offers an alternative perspective. Drawing upon a novel theoretical approach, which is multidisciplinary and engages with the work of visually impaired (VI) and non-VI scholars, we establish the rich, creative and diverse sensory practic…
Navigating a sighted world: Visually impaired runners’ experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic
During lockdown in March 2020, daily outdoor exercise was encouraged but little consideration was given to the feasibility of this for visually impaired (VI) people, for whom social distancing measures presented significant challenges.Drawing upon the concepts of ableism and ocularcentrism, this article explores VI peoples' lived experiences of outdoor running (or not) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Eight VI runners participated in two semi-structu…
We know who is a cheat and who is not. But what can you do?”: Athletes’ perspectives on classification in visually impaired sport
Classification in disability sport is an issue mired in controversy. Much of the recent public scrutiny of classification systems and processes has been directed towards to the Paralympics, the showcase global disability sport event. But this is not just a Paralympic issue; the controversy of classification pervades disability sport at all levels. Using an embodied approach to disability sport, this article reveals how classification is experienc…
Physical education, resources and training: The perspective of special educational needs coordinators working in secondary schools in North-West England
The Code of Practice of the Department for Education (1994) establishes the role of special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) to help facilitate the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream schools. SENCOs, thus, should form an integral part of the culture of all departments, including physical education (PE). This paper draws on the concept of hegemony to examine the processes and practices that shape the experi…
Reflecting on disability research in sport and leisure settings
This research note offers a brief discussion of insider research and insider–outsider controversies in disability research. It then focuses on the extent to which researchers of disability in sport and leisure reflect on two important issues in their research findings: their experiences as disabled or non‐disabled researchers and conducting inclusive and emancipatory disability research. It suggests that whilst there are many ethical challenges a…
Restrictions of activity in partially sighted football: Experiences of grassroots players
This article examines restrictions of activity experienced by partially sighted individuals when accessing football opportunities at the grassroots level. The social relational understanding of disability enables an understanding of the manifestation of socially imposed restrictions of activity and ‘impairment effects’ within this particular sporting context. Although some players experience impairment effects, restrictions of activity are also s…
Attitudes Towards Women's Football in Scottish Society
Women's football in Scotland has developed in the context of a society which has celebrated football as a predominantly working-class male preserve. Although it is now claimed to be the fastest growing sector of Scottish football, women's football has been somewhat at odds with the male dominance that 'has.surrounded football in Scotland for so long' (Bairner 2000, p. 102). Reid (2004, p.58) argues that in Scotland 'sport is a sphere of popular c…
Physical education, resources and training: The perspective of special educational needs coordinators working in secondary schools in North-West England
The Code of Practice of the Department for Education (1994) establishes the role of special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) to help facilitate the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream schools. SENCOs, thus, should form an integral part of the culture of all departments, including physical education (PE). This paper draws on the concept of hegemony to examine the processes and practices that shape the experi…
Reflecting on disability research in sport and leisure settings
This research note offers a brief discussion of insider research and insider–outsider controversies in disability research. It then focuses on the extent to which researchers of disability in sport and leisure reflect on two important issues in their research findings: their experiences as disabled or non‐disabled researchers and conducting inclusive and emancipatory disability research. It suggests that whilst there are many ethical challenges a…
Navigating a sighted world: Visually impaired runners’ experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic
During lockdown in March 2020, daily outdoor exercise was encouraged but little consideration was given to the feasibility of this for visually impaired (VI) people, for whom social distancing measures presented significant challenges.Drawing upon the concepts of ableism and ocularcentrism, this article explores VI peoples' lived experiences of outdoor running (or not) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Eight VI runners participated in two semi-structu…
We know who is a cheat and who is not. But what can you do?”: Athletes’ perspectives on classification in visually impaired sport
Classification in disability sport is an issue mired in controversy. Much of the recent public scrutiny of classification systems and processes has been directed towards to the Paralympics, the showcase global disability sport event. But this is not just a Paralympic issue; the controversy of classification pervades disability sport at all levels. Using an embodied approach to disability sport, this article reveals how classification is experienc…
Restrictions of activity in partially sighted football: Experiences of grassroots players
This article examines restrictions of activity experienced by partially sighted individuals when accessing football opportunities at the grassroots level. The social relational understanding of disability enables an understanding of the manifestation of socially imposed restrictions of activity and ‘impairment effects’ within this particular sporting context. Although some players experience impairment effects, restrictions of activity are also s…
Attitudes Towards Women's Football in Scottish Society
Women's football in Scotland has developed in the context of a society which has celebrated football as a predominantly working-class male preserve. Although it is now claimed to be the fastest growing sector of Scottish football, women's football has been somewhat at odds with the male dominance that 'has.surrounded football in Scotland for so long' (Bairner 2000, p. 102). Reid (2004, p.58) argues that in Scotland 'sport is a sphere of popular c…
Yes, everyone is blindfolded but that doesn’t make it equal: The intersectional experiences of visually impaired women footballers in England
In recent years, there have been concerted global efforts to develop women’s visually impaired (VI) football. However, these developments have not occurred without challenges and the players’ experiences during this significant period of progress have received no academic attention. We adopt an intra-categorical complexity approach to intersectionality to explore VI women’s experiences of becoming and being footballers. The study utilises a focus…
Attitudes Towards Women's Football in Scottish Society
Women's football in Scotland has developed in the context of a society which has celebrated football as a predominantly working-class male preserve. Although it is now claimed to be the fastest growing sector of Scottish football, women's football has been somewhat at odds with the male dominance that 'has.surrounded football in Scotland for so long' (Bairner 2000, p. 102). Reid (2004, p.58) argues that in Scotland 'sport is a sphere of popular c…
Restrictions of activity in partially sighted football: Experiences of grassroots players
This article examines restrictions of activity experienced by partially sighted individuals when accessing football opportunities at the grassroots level. The social relational understanding of disability enables an understanding of the manifestation of socially imposed restrictions of activity and ‘impairment effects’ within this particular sporting context. Although some players experience impairment effects, restrictions of activity are also s…
Reflecting on disability research in sport and leisure settings
This research note offers a brief discussion of insider research and insider–outsider controversies in disability research. It then focuses on the extent to which researchers of disability in sport and leisure reflect on two important issues in their research findings: their experiences as disabled or non‐disabled researchers and conducting inclusive and emancipatory disability research. It suggests that whilst there are many ethical challenges a…
Physical education, resources and training: The perspective of special educational needs coordinators working in secondary schools in North-West England
The Code of Practice of the Department for Education (1994) establishes the role of special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) to help facilitate the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream schools. SENCOs, thus, should form an integral part of the culture of all departments, including physical education (PE). This paper draws on the concept of hegemony to examine the processes and practices that shape the experi…
We know who is a cheat and who is not. But what can you do?”: Athletes’ perspectives on classification in visually impaired sport
Classification in disability sport is an issue mired in controversy. Much of the recent public scrutiny of classification systems and processes has been directed towards to the Paralympics, the showcase global disability sport event. But this is not just a Paralympic issue; the controversy of classification pervades disability sport at all levels. Using an embodied approach to disability sport, this article reveals how classification is experienc…
Navigating a sighted world: Visually impaired runners’ experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic
During lockdown in March 2020, daily outdoor exercise was encouraged but little consideration was given to the feasibility of this for visually impaired (VI) people, for whom social distancing measures presented significant challenges.Drawing upon the concepts of ableism and ocularcentrism, this article explores VI peoples' lived experiences of outdoor running (or not) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Eight VI runners participated in two semi-structu…
Running blind: The sensory practices of visually impaired runners
In this article, we consider what it means to be running blind. As an idiom, this phrase refers to doing something through guesswork, without a plan or pre-existing knowledge; instead, our notion of running blind offers an alternative perspective. Drawing upon a novel theoretical approach, which is multidisciplinary and engages with the work of visually impaired (VI) and non-VI scholars, we establish the rich, creative and diverse sensory practic…
Yes, everyone is blindfolded but that doesn’t make it equal: The intersectional experiences of visually impaired women footballers in England
In recent years, there have been concerted global efforts to develop women’s visually impaired (VI) football. However, these developments have not occurred without challenges and the players’ experiences during this significant period of progress have received no academic attention. We adopt an intra-categorical complexity approach to intersectionality to explore VI women’s experiences of becoming and being footballers. The study utilises a focus…
Mental health and professional women footballers: A scoping review
This scoping review aimed to synthesize literature on mental health and professional women footballers and provide recommendations for future research. Four databases were searched for studies meeting the inclusion criteria. After screening over 1,100 articles, 10 met the inclusion criteria. All studies used quantitative methods and self-report measures to examine mental ill-health symptoms, mainly depression, anxiety, and eating disorder symptom…
It's already set in my mind’: Investigating the acculturation of secondary school pupils aspiring to teach physical education
The occupational socialisation of physical education (PE) teachers has received limited scholarly attention in the UK, and even less is known about the influence of acculturation on their ideological preconceptions of PE teaching. Most research investigating PE teachers’ acculturation has relied on the retrospective accounts of PE teacher education (PETE) students or in-service teachers, what we call reflection- on -acculturation. Understanding t…
Psychology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (5 works) · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Football (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)