Cathy Mckay
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 781295 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Cathy Mckay |
| PRENOMES | Cathy |
| SOBRENOME | Mckay |
| ASSINATURA | MCKAY C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | James Madison University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0721-5795 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1986 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Parents’ expectations of Academic and Social Performance Among Their Children with Developmental Delays in Physical Education at Secondary Schools in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The purpose of this study was to explain and characterize parental expectations of inclusive physical education for children with developmental delays (DD) at a secondary school in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). Six parents with children with DD were selected through purposeful sampling, consented to participate in this study, and shared their expectations, perspectives, and experiences related to academic and social performance in physi…
Japanese Professors’ Experiences in Teaching Undergraduate Students in Adapted Physical Education Courses at Japanese Universities
The purpose of this study was to explore Japanese professors’ experiences in teaching adapted physical education (APE) courses to undergraduate students. The study used andragogy theory, which addresses the needs of adult learners in their own education. The research design was a descriptive qualitative design using an in-depth, semi-structured interview approach. Participants (n=8) were eight Japanese APE undergraduate professors that taught an …
Shape the professionals we want to become’
Japanese Mothers’ Communication on Sexuality Education with Elementary School-Age Children (7–11)
The purpose of this study was to explain Japanese mothers’ communication on sexuality education with elementary school-age children (7–11). There were six mothers who consented to participate in this study, sharing their thoughts, opinions, and experiences related to sexuality education. A constant comparative analysis method was used to analyze the data, with three themes emerging from the data: (a) teaching the importance of self-protective beh…
Exploring the experiences of urban high school students in Paralympic School Day
Japanese adult learners’ experiences in an online social justice and diversity recurrent education program in sport and physical activity
journal article
The Importance of Relationships in Education
The purpose of this study was to seek to understand and describe current educators’ perceptions of building relationships in education. Thirty-five K-12 educators completed reflective writing responses as part of this phenomenological study. The thematic analysis constructed four themes: (a) “students are motivated to learn when strong relationships are formed,” (b) “if they don’t trust you and don’t think you care, learning decreases,” (c) “teac…
My perspective has changed on an entire group of people’
The purpose of this study was to seek to understand and describe the experiences of university students taking part in the Paralympic Skill Lab (PSL) program in relation to shaping attitudes and perceptions of disability and disability sport. The researchers adopted an interpretivist ontology, where we attempted to make sense of our participants’ interpretations of their lived experiences in the PSL. Data from 35 students were collected via focus…
Embodiment, identity and disability sport
Embodiment, Identity and Disability Sport: An Ethnography of Elite Visually Impaired Athletes takes the reader on a journey with an elite level men’s visually impaired (VI) cricket team, allowing the reader to challenge the idealized notion of the sporting body through compelling ethnographic research analyses and discussions. Using an embodied theoretical approach, this book explores the complex and interconnected themes of identity, embodiment,…
Including students with physical disabilities in physical education in Singapore
Perspectives of peers without disabilities are considered a significant determinant of successful integrated physical education. The purpose of this study was to explore students' perspectives of including students with physical disabilities in physical education in Singapore. Primary and secondary school students ( n = 219) provided their perspectives related to the inclusion of students with physical disabilities through an online survey platfo…
Teaching sexuality education to secondary students in Japan
The purpose of this study was to describe in-service health education teachers’ experiences teaching sexuality education to students in secondary schools in Japan. The study was informed by the theory of teacher development. The methodology used in this study was qualitative and descriptive and adopted a case study design. Participants were five (four male and one female) in-service health education teachers with experience in sexuality education…
Likely to make good soldiers
During the First World War Britain's criminals were mobilized in much the same way as the rest of society. Courts allowed defendants to avoid prison if they enlisted, while borstal boys, and later adult prisoners, were also granted early release. Although enlistment offered a chance for rehabilitation, criminals were also desirable due to their violent nature, and enlisting them reduced the cost of imprisonment at a time of straitened economic ci…
Exploring dignity among elite athletes with disabilities during a sport-focused disability awareness program
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the meaning that elite athletes with disabilities ascribe to their participation in a sport-focused disability awareness program intended for undergraduate kinesiology majors. Dignity, which is generally understood to relate to self-esteem, worth, autonomy, and respect from others, was used as a conceptual framework to guide this inquiry. Participants were four elite athletes, three men an…
Exploring the variables associated with student attitudes toward inclusion in physical education after taking part in the Paralympic School Day programme
The purpose of this study was to examine the variables associated with the attitudes of students without disabilities toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in the physical education setting as a result of taking part in the Paralympic School Day (PSD) programme. Participants were 143 sixth-grade students, divided into 2 groups (experimental n = 71, control n = 72), with the experimental group receiving the PSD treatment, and the cont…
Lessons learned from Paralympic School Day
The purpose of this study was to seek to understand and describe the experiences of sixth grade students, ages 11 and 12, taking part in the published Paralympic School Day (PSD) programme in relation to shaping attitudes and perceptions of disability and disability sport. This qualitative study utilized a phenomenological approach. Fifty-two students were purposively sampled, after taking part in a PSD event. Data from reflective writing respons…
Fearful Dunderheads
Iron Ore and Section D
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Lessons learned from Paralympic School Day
The purpose of this study was to seek to understand and describe the experiences of sixth grade students, ages 11 and 12, taking part in the published Paralympic School Day (PSD) programme in relation to shaping attitudes and perceptions of disability and disability sport. This qualitative study utilized a phenomenological approach. Fifty-two students were purposively sampled, after taking part in a PSD event. Data from reflective writing respons…
My perspective has changed on an entire group of people’
The purpose of this study was to seek to understand and describe the experiences of university students taking part in the Paralympic Skill Lab (PSL) program in relation to shaping attitudes and perceptions of disability and disability sport. The researchers adopted an interpretivist ontology, where we attempted to make sense of our participants’ interpretations of their lived experiences in the PSL. Data from 35 students were collected via focus…
Exploring dignity among elite athletes with disabilities during a sport-focused disability awareness program
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the meaning that elite athletes with disabilities ascribe to their participation in a sport-focused disability awareness program intended for undergraduate kinesiology majors. Dignity, which is generally understood to relate to self-esteem, worth, autonomy, and respect from others, was used as a conceptual framework to guide this inquiry. Participants were four elite athletes, three men an…
Exploring the experiences of urban high school students in Paralympic School Day
Including students with physical disabilities in physical education in Singapore
Perspectives of peers without disabilities are considered a significant determinant of successful integrated physical education. The purpose of this study was to explore students' perspectives of including students with physical disabilities in physical education in Singapore. Primary and secondary school students ( n = 219) provided their perspectives related to the inclusion of students with physical disabilities through an online survey platfo…
Iron Ore and Section D
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Fearful Dunderheads
Exploring the variables associated with student attitudes toward inclusion in physical education after taking part in the Paralympic School Day programme
The purpose of this study was to examine the variables associated with the attitudes of students without disabilities toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in the physical education setting as a result of taking part in the Paralympic School Day (PSD) programme. Participants were 143 sixth-grade students, divided into 2 groups (experimental n = 71, control n = 72), with the experimental group receiving the PSD treatment, and the cont…
Lessons learned from Paralympic School Day
The purpose of this study was to seek to understand and describe the experiences of sixth grade students, ages 11 and 12, taking part in the published Paralympic School Day (PSD) programme in relation to shaping attitudes and perceptions of disability and disability sport. This qualitative study utilized a phenomenological approach. Fifty-two students were purposively sampled, after taking part in a PSD event. Data from reflective writing respons…
Exploring dignity among elite athletes with disabilities during a sport-focused disability awareness program
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the meaning that elite athletes with disabilities ascribe to their participation in a sport-focused disability awareness program intended for undergraduate kinesiology majors. Dignity, which is generally understood to relate to self-esteem, worth, autonomy, and respect from others, was used as a conceptual framework to guide this inquiry. Participants were four elite athletes, three men an…
My perspective has changed on an entire group of people’
The purpose of this study was to seek to understand and describe the experiences of university students taking part in the Paralympic Skill Lab (PSL) program in relation to shaping attitudes and perceptions of disability and disability sport. The researchers adopted an interpretivist ontology, where we attempted to make sense of our participants’ interpretations of their lived experiences in the PSL. Data from 35 students were collected via focus…
Embodiment, identity and disability sport
Embodiment, Identity and Disability Sport: An Ethnography of Elite Visually Impaired Athletes takes the reader on a journey with an elite level men’s visually impaired (VI) cricket team, allowing the reader to challenge the idealized notion of the sporting body through compelling ethnographic research analyses and discussions. Using an embodied theoretical approach, this book explores the complex and interconnected themes of identity, embodiment,…
Including students with physical disabilities in physical education in Singapore
Perspectives of peers without disabilities are considered a significant determinant of successful integrated physical education. The purpose of this study was to explore students' perspectives of including students with physical disabilities in physical education in Singapore. Primary and secondary school students ( n = 219) provided their perspectives related to the inclusion of students with physical disabilities through an online survey platfo…
Teaching sexuality education to secondary students in Japan
The purpose of this study was to describe in-service health education teachers’ experiences teaching sexuality education to students in secondary schools in Japan. The study was informed by the theory of teacher development. The methodology used in this study was qualitative and descriptive and adopted a case study design. Participants were five (four male and one female) in-service health education teachers with experience in sexuality education…
Likely to make good soldiers
During the First World War Britain's criminals were mobilized in much the same way as the rest of society. Courts allowed defendants to avoid prison if they enlisted, while borstal boys, and later adult prisoners, were also granted early release. Although enlistment offered a chance for rehabilitation, criminals were also desirable due to their violent nature, and enlisting them reduced the cost of imprisonment at a time of straitened economic ci…
The Importance of Relationships in Education
The purpose of this study was to seek to understand and describe current educators’ perceptions of building relationships in education. Thirty-five K-12 educators completed reflective writing responses as part of this phenomenological study. The thematic analysis constructed four themes: (a) “students are motivated to learn when strong relationships are formed,” (b) “if they don’t trust you and don’t think you care, learning decreases,” (c) “teac…
Japanese adult learners’ experiences in an online social justice and diversity recurrent education program in sport and physical activity
journal article
Japanese Mothers’ Communication on Sexuality Education with Elementary School-Age Children (7–11)
The purpose of this study was to explain Japanese mothers’ communication on sexuality education with elementary school-age children (7–11). There were six mothers who consented to participate in this study, sharing their thoughts, opinions, and experiences related to sexuality education. A constant comparative analysis method was used to analyze the data, with three themes emerging from the data: (a) teaching the importance of self-protective beh…
Exploring the experiences of urban high school students in Paralympic School Day
Parents’ expectations of Academic and Social Performance Among Their Children with Developmental Delays in Physical Education at Secondary Schools in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The purpose of this study was to explain and characterize parental expectations of inclusive physical education for children with developmental delays (DD) at a secondary school in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). Six parents with children with DD were selected through purposeful sampling, consented to participate in this study, and shared their expectations, perspectives, and experiences related to academic and social performance in physi…
Japanese Professors’ Experiences in Teaching Undergraduate Students in Adapted Physical Education Courses at Japanese Universities
The purpose of this study was to explore Japanese professors’ experiences in teaching adapted physical education (APE) courses to undergraduate students. The study used andragogy theory, which addresses the needs of adult learners in their own education. The research design was a descriptive qualitative design using an in-depth, semi-structured interview approach. Participants (n=8) were eight Japanese APE undergraduate professors that taught an …
Shape the professionals we want to become’
Psychology (12 obras) · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (10 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Disability Rights and Representation (7 obras) · Mathematics education (6 obras) · Pedagogy (6 obras) · Gender Studies (5 obras) · Physical education (5 obras) · Qualitative research (5 obras) · Social Psychology (5 obras)