An ethical consideration of the adapted physical activity practice field

Abstract

In the field of Adapted Physical Activity, there is a dearth of research that has attempted to critically explore ethical issues arising in the field of practice. The reason why ethical considerations are needed in the field of practice is that adapted physical activity instructors can negatively affect other people's lives, such as students with disability, regardless of their intentions. Purpose Therefore, the purpose of this study is to apply ethical theories on ethical issues that may appear in the adapted physical activity practice field and consider their implications. Methods Through ethics theory, researcher attempted to critically examine what is right, wrong, or good or bad in the field of adapted physical activity practice. Results As a result of the research, ethical theories were considered and the contributions and limitations that each theory could offer to adapted physical activity practice were discussed.

Keywords

• ethics
• adapted physical activity practice
• utilitarianism
• principlism
• virtue ethics
• ethics of caring