The Perspective of Physical Education Teachers in Spain Regarding Barriers to the Practice of Physical Activity among Immigrant Children and Adolescents: A Qualitative Study

Romain Marconnot, Jorge Pérez-Corrales, Juan Nicolás Cuenca-Zaldívar, Javier Güeita-Rodríguez, Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, Cristina García-Bravo, Eva Solera-Hernández, Sonia Gutiérrez Gómez-Calcerrada and Domingo Palacios-Ceña
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Romain Marconnot: Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Hum&QRinHS), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
Jorge Pérez-Corrales: Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Hum&QRinHS), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
Juan Nicolás Cuenca-Zaldívar: Rehabilitation Unit, Hospital de Guadarrama, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain
Javier Güeita-Rodríguez: Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Hum&QRinHS), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
Pilar Carrasco-Garrido: Department of Medical Specialties and Public Health, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
Cristina García-Bravo: Research Group in Evaluation and Assessment of Capacity, Functionality and Disability of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (TO+IDI), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
Eva Solera-Hernández: Department of Educational Psychology and Psychobiology, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Avenida de la Paz 137, 26004 Logroño, Spain
Sonia Gutiérrez Gómez-Calcerrada: Department of Educational Psychology and Psychobiology, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Avenida de la Paz 137, 26004 Logroño, Spain
Domingo Palacios-Ceña: Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Hum&QRinHS), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Physical activity (PA) contributes to the development of children and adolescents and to their mental and physical health. The practice of PA in the school context can contribute towards generating a more inclusive educational community for immigrant children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to describe the perspectives of Spanish physical education (PE) teachers on the practice of PA among immigrant children and adolescents. This research was a qualitative exploratory study. A purposeful sampling strategy was used. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and field notes. Twenty teachers were recruited. An inductive thematic analysis and content analysis were applied. The following topics were identified: (a) Professional expectations; (b) Economic resources; (c) Integration; (d) Family; (e) Religious beliefs and practices; and (f) Gender difference. A predominance of positive emotions was identified in the narratives, and the most repeated words in word clouds were ‘Caribbean’, ‘Latin’, and ‘population’. These findings help to identify PA barriers for immigrant children and adolescents and may contribute to the creation of PA-based interventions in social and educational contexts.

Keywords: exercise; physical education and training; school teachers; child; adolescent; emigrants and immigrants; qualitative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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