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Motives For Sport Participation Of Athletes With Intellectual Disability, V. J. Pedrinelli, M.R. F. Brandã, Deborah R. Shapiro
Motives For Sport Participation Of Athletes With Intellectual Disability, V. J. Pedrinelli, M.R. F. Brandã, Deborah R. Shapiro
Kinesiology Faculty Publications
The present study aimed at knowing the reasons which led Brazilian athletes with intellectual disability to engage in sports practice and to take part in competitions promoted by the Special Olympics Brazil. A hundred and two athletes, between 21 and 49 years old, were evaluated through the Sport Motivation Questionnaire developed by Shapiro (2003). The data showed that the athletes took part mainly to get ribbons and medals, to play with other people from the team, to go to new and different places and to feel like an important person. The order of importance given to the motives differs when …
Infusing Disability Sport Into The Sport Management Curriculum, Deborah R. Shapiro, Brenda Pitts, Mary A. Hums, Jimmy Calloway
Infusing Disability Sport Into The Sport Management Curriculum, Deborah R. Shapiro, Brenda Pitts, Mary A. Hums, Jimmy Calloway
Kinesiology Faculty Publications
Disability sport is growing around the world with momentum and is described as a “movement” (Bailey, 2008; De- Pauw & Gavron, 2005). While there are more similarities than differences with sport management for able-bodied athletes and those with disabilities, there are additional needs and considerations for persons with disabilities (DePauw & Gavron, 2005). The noticeable visibility of individuals with disabilities in society, including sport, raises concerns about the degree to which sport management academic programs have modified their curricula to ensure that individuals working in the sport management field are prepared to deal with the uniqueness of disability sport. This …