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“Being Yourself”: Self-Determination At A Summer Sports Camp For Youth With Visual Impairments, Maria Lepore-Stevens
“Being Yourself”: Self-Determination At A Summer Sports Camp For Youth With Visual Impairments, Maria Lepore-Stevens
West Chester University Doctoral Projects
This mixed methods study examined self-determination at a summer sports camp for youth with visual impairments. Athletes responded to questionnaires regarding their perceptions of their own self-determination across home, school, and camp settings; goals they set; and their experiences throughout the week of camp. Coaches answered similar questions concerning opportunities for athletes to practice and learn self-determination skills at camp. Five athletes also participated in interviews about their understanding of self-determination in the camp setting. A repeated measures ANOVA on the composite scores of AIR Self-Determination Scale (Wolman et al., 1994) across home, school, and camp settings revealed athletes were …