Learning as Transformation in the Development of Expertise by Elite Indigenous Australian Athletes
This article addresses the lack of attention paid to research on the development of Indigenous sporting expertise from a socio-cultural perspective. It inquires into the role that informal games played in the development of Australian Indigenous AFL and NRL players up to the age of thirteen. The s...
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doaj-94c7f3531fb04f8a9de48589a5d21d8f2020-11-24T21:43:37ZengMontenegrin Sports Academy and Faculty for Sport and Physical EducationSport Mont 1451-74852337-03512018-06-01162939610.26773/smj.180617Learning as Transformation in the Development of Expertise by Elite Indigenous Australian AthletesRichard L. Light0John R. Evans1University of Canterbury, Institute of Child Wellbeing Research, Christchurch, New ZealandUniversity of Technology Sydney, Department of Sports and Exercise Science, Sydney, AustraliaThis article addresses the lack of attention paid to research on the development of Indigenous sporting expertise from a socio-cultural perspective. It inquires into the role that informal games played in the development of Australian Indigenous AFL and NRL players up to the age of thirteen. The study adopted a combined narrative inquiry and constructivist grounded theory methodology. The study highlighted to central role that informal games played in the development of expertise and a distinctive Aboriginal style of play shaped by Indigenous culture. This article suggests the central role that informal games shaped by Aboriginal culture played in the development of expertise and an Aboriginal style of play. It also suggests the need for coaching beyond Indigenous players to consider the use of games in training regimes.http://www.sportmont.ucg.ac.me/clanci/SMJ_June_2018_Light_93-96.pdfIndigenous sportinformal gamesAustralian footballrugby leagueAustraliatransformative learning |
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Learning as Transformation in the Development of Expertise by Elite Indigenous Australian Athletes |
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Learning as Transformation in the Development of Expertise by Elite Indigenous Australian Athletes |
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Learning as Transformation in the Development of Expertise by Elite Indigenous Australian Athletes |
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Learning as Transformation in the Development of Expertise by Elite Indigenous Australian Athletes |
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learning as transformation in the development of expertise by elite indigenous australian athletes |
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Montenegrin Sports Academy and Faculty for Sport and Physical Education |
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This article addresses the lack of attention paid to research on the development of Indigenous sporting expertise
from a socio-cultural perspective. It inquires into the role that informal games played in the development of
Australian Indigenous AFL and NRL players up to the age of thirteen. The study adopted a combined narrative
inquiry and constructivist grounded theory methodology. The study highlighted to central role that informal
games played in the development of expertise and a distinctive Aboriginal style of play shaped by Indigenous
culture. This article suggests the central role that informal games shaped by Aboriginal culture played in the development
of expertise and an Aboriginal style of play. It also suggests the need for coaching beyond Indigenous
players to consider the use of games in training regimes. |
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Indigenous sport informal games Australian football rugby league Australia transformative learning |
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http://www.sportmont.ucg.ac.me/clanci/SMJ_June_2018_Light_93-96.pdf |
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