626 United Voices From the Wheelchair: Dialects, Bioethics, and Paradoxes in Paralympics

Friday, March 16, 2012: 4:00 PM-5:15 PM
Convention Center: Room 313
NASPE/Research/Social Sciences
Presiders: Constantine Psimopoulos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; and Gylton B. Da Matta, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
This study analyzes bioethics principles related to stereotypes experienced by Paralympics athletes. Qualitative research data revealed the importance of reform policy, practice, and theory related with the categorization and status of people with disabilities within Brazilian contexts. Main themes are analyzed under a critical dialogue and dialectical approaches. New methodologies in professional development represent meaningful knowledge in order to promote a more just/humane environment in physical activity, sports and physical education settings beyond gold medals.
United Voices From the Wheelchair: Dialects, Bioethics, and Paradoxes in Paralympics
Marcia Campeao, UFRRJ - Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
Hungry Eyes, Wealthy World! Alternative Projects for Fighting Hunger in Brazil
Vanessa Araujo, Brazilian Government - SESI _Social Service Industry, Aracaju - SE, Brazil
Standing up for Sitting Sports: Self-Determination Assumptions of Adapted PE Applied in Paralympics
Marcelo Haiachi and Roberta Kumakura, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil