RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Exploring touch in physical education practicum in a touchy latin culture
A1 Varea, Valeria
A1 González Calvo, Gustavo
A1 Martínez Álvarez, Lucio
K1 Physical Education
K1 Practicum
K1 Latin culture
K1 Moral panic
K1 58 Pedagogía
AB The decrease in touch has been explored in recent literature in relation to child protectiondiscourses and no touch policies and it has been suggested that Physical Education (PE) has beenweakened by the lack of touch. Significantly, the issue of touch has remained largely unexplored inLatin societies, which are characterised by an amplified tactile approach to people and comparativelylittle personal space. This paper examines how a group of pre-service PE teachers in Spain respondedto, acted and negotiated touch with primary school students. It draws on data generated from bodyjournals and the concepts of risk society, surveillance and moral panic. The findings indicate thattouching school students is still common practice in Spain and was considered something positive.The influence of other individuals and certain spaces was also noted by participants, who feltmore surveilled and distressed on particular occasions and some of them strategically introducedtouch with students in a progressive manner. The results of the study invite us to reflect on thepossibility of doing more harm than good by presenting topics about touch to pre-service teachersand how pre-service teacher educators may need to provide PE students with proper resources andunderstandings to successfully negotiate touch with school students.
PB MDPI
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/56584
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/56584
LA eng
NO Societies, 2018, vol. 8, n. 3, p. 54
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 24-nov-2024