Abstract

The role of parents has always been instrumental for their children’s initial engagement in sport. For athletes with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD), the role of a parent gains added significance. In this paper we argue that because of the significance of parents we need to better understand the culture(s) surrounding the rearing of children and the role the Special Olympic movement (SO) can play in this process. This paper is a call for ethnographic accounts of parental culture(s) in and around SO. To support our claim for the use of ethnographic methods, we first briefly outline the qualitative literature regarding parenting children with IDD. This is followed by an exploration of literature on parents and the SO’s potential to facilitate inclusion. Ultimately, we outline our vision for an ethnographic research program to capture the many and varied overlooked voices and actions of parents in this distinctive cultural environment.

摘要

父母的角色一直对孩子最初参与体育运动起到重要作用。对于智力和发育障碍 (IDD) 的运动员来说，父母的角色变得更加重要。在本文中，我们认为由于父母的重要性，我们需要更好地了解围绕抚养孩子的文化以及特殊奥林匹克运动 (SO) 在此过程中可以发挥的作用。本文呼吁对 SO 及其周边地区的父母文化进行民族志研究。为了支持我们使用民族志方法的主张，我们首先简要概述了有关养育 IDD 孩子的定性文献。接下来是探索有关父母的文献以及 SO 促进包容的潜力。最终，