Focusing on Sociopolitical Issues in a Secondary Sports Literature Class: Opportunities and Experiences

Autor/in	Rodesiler, Luke
Titel	Focusing on Sociopolitical Issues in a Secondary Sports Literature Class: Opportunities and Experiences
Quelle	In: English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 20 (2021) 3, S.341-353 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1108/ETPC-06-2020-0058
Schlagwörter	Team Sports; Literature; Teaching Methods; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Student Attitudes; Student Interests; Literacy Education; Reading Materials; Popular Culture; English Instruction; Language Arts; Social Attitudes; Political Attitudes; Athletes; Athletic Coaches; High School Students; Nonfiction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mannschaftssport; Literatur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Schülerverhalten; Studieninteresse; Popkultur; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Sprachkultur; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Athlet; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Non-fiction; Nichtfiktionaler Text
Abstract	Purpose: Following recent scholarship promoting the study of sports-related texts as a vehicle for examining sociopolitical issues, this study aims to identify methods and materials used to facilitate the extended exploration of sociopolitical issues in a secondary sports literature class and to establish how students describe their experiences taking up such activities. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative study stems from a greater investigation into the teaching of secondary sports literature classes. Data collection involved conducting interviews, observing instruction and gathering artifacts. Driven by guiding research questions, data analysis was conducted in an iterative and recursive manner and multiple validation strategies were used to enhance trustworthiness. Findings: The methods and materials used to facilitate the extended exploration of sociopolitical issues included a whole-class reading of Season of Life (Marx, 2003) and small-group research into "controversial topics" in sports culture. Student-participants described engaging with those methods and materials as relevant to their personal interests and experiences and revelatory in terms of learning about sociopolitical issues in sports and society. Originality/value: Scholarship promoting the potential for sports-related content to support literacy instruction has grown in recent years. This study covers new ground, for it documents classroom research to build understandings about the methods and materials used to facilitate the extended exploration of sociopolitical issues in a secondary sports literature class and the ways students describe their experiences engaging in such activities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01