Objective
Rethinking the Health Experience and Active Lifestyles of Chinese Students
Rising immigration rates into the European Union (EU) has brought increased cultural and linguistic diversity, but also
increasing levels of inequalities and the associated challenges of their alleviation. The promotion of physical activity as part
of a healthy lifestyle, particularly for the young, is an important part of the European policy to address health inequalities.
Minority ethnic youth are amongst those groups with the lowest levels of physical activity, and are identified as a ‘risk’ group
in ‘problem-orientated’, ‘deficit’ (and Western) approaches. Chinese youth is a specific group within this physically inactive
category, and yet have rarely been the focus of research or policy initiatives. Although described by teachers as ‘model
minorities’ - hardworking high achievers - in physical education, health and physical activity (PEHPA), little is known about
Chinese youth’s physical activity involvement, or what might represent best practice in PEHPA promotion for this group.
Using innovative, participatory methodologies, this research will map the influences on Chinese youth’s needs, meanings,
and experiences in PEHPA, create strength-based, new knowledge that goes beyond existing ‘deficit’ approaches to inform
strategies to promote their health and physical activity, and develop best practice guidelines for schools and communities.
The training through research will be within the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) research centre at Leeds Beckett
University, one of the largest groupings of internationally renowned experts in the field, with supervision from the Centre
head whose research programme provides an ideal match to the training requirements of the proposed research. The
training will specifically extend the applicant’s theoretical expertise in contemporary theorising of ethnicity, race,
intersectionality and inclusion/promotion; develop expertise in innovative research
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- social sciences educational sciences didactics
- social sciences sociology anthropology ethnology
- social sciences sociology demography human migrations
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2017
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LS1 3HB Leeds
United Kingdom
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