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The participation motive in the paralympics

The purpose of this case study is to examine the factors that influenced the participation of individuals with disability in sports. An interview was carried out on ten athletes with disability (female=3; male=7) who participated in the Malaysian Paralympics Sports Competition. All of the respondent...

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Main Authors: Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian, Mohd Ali, Manisah, Soh, Kim Geok, Ibrahim, Norazillah
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Published: Guild of Independent Scholars 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17255/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.172552015-10-27T06:20:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17255/ The participation motive in the paralympics Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Mohd Ali, Manisah Soh, Kim Geok Ibrahim, Norazillah The purpose of this case study is to examine the factors that influenced the participation of individuals with disability in sports. An interview was carried out on ten athletes with disability (female=3; male=7) who participated in the Malaysian Paralympics Sports Competition. All of the respondents have signed an inform consent letter to be tape recorded. Output of the interview was transcribed verbatim and content analysis was carried out to identify the common themes. The findings of the study found five factors that influence participation of individuals with disability in sports; fun, support, fitness, reward, and reduce stress. The finding also showed that despite the disability that they have, the motives of involving in sports were similar to those who have no known disability. Guild of Independent Scholars 2010 Article PeerReviewed Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian and Mohd Ali, Manisah and Soh, Kim Geok and Ibrahim, Norazillah (2010) The participation motive in the paralympics. Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, 2 (1). pp. 250-272. ISSN 1994-1088; ESSN: 1944-1096
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description The purpose of this case study is to examine the factors that influenced the participation of individuals with disability in sports. An interview was carried out on ten athletes with disability (female=3; male=7) who participated in the Malaysian Paralympics Sports Competition. All of the respondents have signed an inform consent letter to be tape recorded. Output of the interview was transcribed verbatim and content analysis was carried out to identify the common themes. The findings of the study found five factors that influence participation of individuals with disability in sports; fun, support, fitness, reward, and reduce stress. The finding also showed that despite the disability that they have, the motives of involving in sports were similar to those who have no known disability.
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author Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian
Mohd Ali, Manisah
Soh, Kim Geok
Ibrahim, Norazillah
spellingShingle Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian
Mohd Ali, Manisah
Soh, Kim Geok
Ibrahim, Norazillah
The participation motive in the paralympics
author_facet Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian
Mohd Ali, Manisah
Soh, Kim Geok
Ibrahim, Norazillah
author_sort Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian
title The participation motive in the paralympics
title_short The participation motive in the paralympics
title_full The participation motive in the paralympics
title_fullStr The participation motive in the paralympics
title_full_unstemmed The participation motive in the paralympics
title_sort participation motive in the paralympics
publisher Guild of Independent Scholars
publishDate 2010
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17255/
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