meaningfully affect their health and overall well-being—a point to which we return in subsequent sections. These data collectively highlight the need for a strong commitment to transgender inclusion in sport and physical activity, including in locker rooms and other team spaces. The purpose of this position
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Inclusive Spaces and Locker Rooms for Transgender Athletes
George B. Cunningham, Erin Buzuvis, and Chris Mosier
Motivational Pathways to Social and Pedagogical Inclusion in Physical Education
Terese Wilhelmsen, Marit Sørensen, and Ørnulf N. Seippel
What does it take to support inclusion in physical education (PE)? This is an important question given the globalization of the inclusive PE ideology, yet it has received scant attention in previous literature ( Wilhelmsen & Sørensen, 2017 , with the exceptions of Dunn & Dunn, 2006 ; Obrusnikova
“I Feel We are Inclusive Enough”: Examining Swimming Coaches’ Understandings of Inclusion and Disability
Andrew Hammond, Ruth Jeanes, Dawn Penney, and Deana Leahy
This paper explores the effects of “neoliberal-able rationality” sport policy and swimming coaches’ understandings of inclusion and disability. Recent research has highlighted how economic policies underpinned by neoliberal rationalities of government often see sport as a tool that can be used to
Teaching for Immigrant Girls’ Inclusion: Social Justice Physical Education Teachers’ Involvement With School Stakeholders
Carolina Nieva Boza and Teresa Lleixà Arribas
inclusion. Various previous studies have pointed to low participation by girls in these sorts of activities ( Oliver & Kirk, 2015 ; Telford et al., 2016 ), particularly in environments characterized by cultural and/or ethnic diversity ( Thorjussen & Sisjord, 2019 ; With-Nielsen & Pfister, 2011 ), and
Communicating and Practicing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Finnish Esports Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities
Usva Friman, Maria Ruotsalainen, and Matilda Ståhl
from the perspective of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Currently, the demographic primarily involved in esports—both as participants in various roles and the audience—is known to be very limited, consisting mostly of young, predominantly White and Asian men from middle- or upper
Physical Activity Inclusion in Dementia-Friendly Communities: A Mixed Methods Study
Rebecca Hadley, Elspeth Mathie, Elizabeth Pike, and Claire Goodman
of what it is like to live with dementia, creating and lobbying for opportunities for individuals to be active citizens accessing the services and support they need ( British Standards Institution, 2015 ; Heward et al., 2017 ). As part of promoting inclusion and participation, there is a case for
Taking Care of Toxicity: Challenges and Strategies for Inclusion in U.S. Collegiate Esports Programs
Amanda C. Cote, Andrew Wilson, Jared Hansen, Brandon C. Harris, Md Waseq Ur Rahman, Onder Can, Tara Fickle, and Maxwell Foxman
diversity, equity, and inclusion into their programs as much of broader game culture is structured in exclusionary ways. This paper specifically focuses on the question of toxicity—which we define as excessive harassment, “trash talking,” or identity-based negativity—to explore how players interpret toxic
Let us Dance Around the World! Toward More Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research
Mai ChinAPaw and Manou Anselma
Imagine a world where every person has optimal chances to live a healthy and happy life, where one feels included and valued. Vernā Myers introduced a well-known quote: “Diversity is being asked to the party, inclusion is being asked to dance” ( Myers, 2015 ) that many others have built on for
A Scoping Review of Inclusive Out-of-School Time Physical Activity Programs for Children and Youth With Physical Disabilities
Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Viviane Grassmann, Krystn Orr, Amy C. McPherson, Guy E. Faulkner, and F. Virginia Wright
Inclusion is a process that encourages individuals with a wide range of abilities to engage together in meaningful participation in an environment that fosters a sense of belongingness and autonomy ( DePauw & Doll-Tepper, 2000 ; Goodwin, 2003 ; Grenier, 2011 ). Inclusive physical activity (PA
Conceptualizing the Social Inclusion Potential of Esport to Support Future Sport for Development Agendas: A Capabilities Perspective
Emily Jane Hayday, Holly Collison-Randall, and Richard Loat
Sport is vitally important within the context of development work but does not guarantee the achievement of social outcomes ( Coalter, 2007 , 2010b ). Sport for Development (SfD) is defined as the intentional use of sport to achieve nonsporting goals, such as social inclusion ( Dudfield, 2014
