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T1 The influence of consumerism on Spanish physical education teachers
A1 Varea, Valeria
A1 González Calvo, Gustavo
A1 Hortigüela Alcalá, David
K1 Consumerism
K1 Physical education teachers
K1 Panopticon
K1 Subjectivities of bodies
K1 Educación
K1 Education
K1 Deportes
K1 Sports
K1 Psicología
K1 Psychology
AB Consumer culture and neoliberalism have significantly influenced contemporary globalised, Western(ised) and highly visual societies. These influences have also infiltrated physical education settings, contributing to market-driven surveillance of physical education teachers’ physical appearance. This paper examines the reflections of a group of physical education teachers working at the primary and secondary levels in Spain concerning subjectivities of bodies and professional practices. It draws on semi-structured interview data and the Foucauldian concepts of Panopticon and surveillance to explore the ways in which the participants were influenced by the market and neoliberalism. The results of the study invite us to reflect on how images and messages from media may promote certain expectations for physical education teachers concerning physical appearance, dress and sports supplements consumption. The findings have implications for teacher education and the preparation of physical education teachers to resist dominant discourses promoted by the media.
PB Sage Publications
SN 1356-336X
YR 2019
FD 2019-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7951
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7951
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 09-may-2024