Scoping review identifies barriers and facilitators of inclusive physical education for elementary and middle school students, suggesting gaps in research and training.
This scoping review aims to identify what is known about the barriers to and facilitators of inclusive physical education for Canadian elementary and middle school students. Six electronic databases were searched to identify Canadian articles published between 2000 and 2022. Overall, 38 studies were included and after summarizing their results, four categories of barriers and facilitators were identified: disabilities, cultural diversity, gender binary, and teacher related factors. Within each, seven themes were identified. The review also revealed limited exploration of disabled students’ first-hand perspectives, ethnically diverse groups, gender diverse youth, intersectionality, and inclusion training within physical education teacher education programs.
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