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KINESIOLOGY 2

Kinesiology

Kinesiology can be defined as the scientific study of body movement for both

humans and non-human beings. The major areas or factors addressed by kinesiology is the

biomechanical, physiological and psychological principles of effective movement

mechanisms. All these are used to describe various movement patterns and abilities observed

in people and non-human components. The interview sessions in this paper focus on

questions that have been used to shed more light on different movements that have been

observed in specific people over, and they gave their feedback on the same with an interest of

becoming kinesiology professionals.

Design of the Interview Guides

Interview questions are fundamental in determining the success of an interview. I

kept this in mind when choosing the design to use for my interview guides so that I could get

the best answers from my interviewees. The first design I used is that I knew what I wanted

to know and learn from the interview clients. The primary point was on Kinesiology, so I had

to make sure that my questions revolved around getting information from my clients

concerning the topic. Another style I used is that I reframed the statement of the problem

instead of just paraphrasing the problem that I needed to find solutions. Through reframing, I

was able to identify a new set of questions that I had not included in my initial draft.

I then build a list of questions by considering several factors. First, is separate

sensitive information that a client may feel that it is not appropriate to answer or share with

me, I then considered who my client is and the type of information I wanted to get from

him/her. As I did this, I considered the sensitivity of the client and the will to cooperate with

me. I also decided to use open-ended questions when interviewing to give a chance to the

client to include more information to the answers they would give instead of providing direct

answers with little information. When designing the questions, I also avoided drafting leading

questions to avoid getting one way or direct answers from the clients to be interviewed.

Through this process, I would be able to get the truth and valid information from the answers

that the interview clients would give.

Jorge Gonzalez Interview Questions

 Are you a sports fan? Why? Since when? Which kind?

 Do you participate in sports? Why?

 How do you feel when participating in sports? What satisfaction do they give

you?

 When did you first start playing? How was it?

 What or who motivated you to engage in sports? Why?

 Have you ever had an injury? Was it from sports?

 How did it affect your engagement in sports? How did you deal with it?

 What is your Kin option? Why?

 What have you learned about other cultures at East Bay? How so?

 How would your practice lead you to learn about diverse communities?

Melissa Sanchez Interview Questions

 Please tell me about your childhood experience in the Philippines? What

activities did you engage in? How often?

 How did moving to the US affect your childhood games and going out often?

 How did your P.E teacher teach you about the importance of interaction

between you and teachers?

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 What is the most significant thing you learned from your former teachers?

Why?

 Why are you so much interested in physical activity? Why? How did you

start?

 Apart from your teachers, do you have any other people who made you

interested in physical activity? Why?

 Please tell me about your life experiences? How have they affected your

classes and engagement in physical activity?

 Given a chance, what would you like to change? Why?

 Do you have any challenges that affect your interest in Kinesiology? How?

What do you do about it?

 What are your plans in Kinesiology and becoming a P.E teacher?

Conducting the Interviews

Jorge Gonzalez Interview

George was one of my interviews, and I conducted the interview session in Lab 2B

on Thursday, May 17th, 2018 at 5 pm. I choose this time for the interview because it would be

easier to access him and he would be done with the day’s activities, so he was free at the

time. During this time, the air was, and the sun was almost setting, so the temperature was

just right. The interview lasted for 30 minutes, and I used an iPhone to record the whole

session, and there was a lab member present during the interview. He was a well-built guy

and very polite, so I knew that the session would be a wonderful one. His well-built posture

was a sign that he engaged in sports, so I included such questions in the interview.

His politeness was very welcoming, and he maintained that all through the session

which made me feel comfortable talking to him and asking him the interview questions I had

prepared. What I found challenging during the session is some of the explanations I had to

give for questions that were too long, and George seemed to have a hard time understanding

them, but he did his best to give the best and truthful answers concerning those questions. I

would need to use questions that can be easily understood to avoid time wastage when

explaining them to a client. One memorable incident is when George had to explain why he

was into sports, and he had to explain how his grandma used to joke about her younger years

and her engagement in sports which motivated him. The story was so hilarious that we both

laughed for a full minute and we had to catch our breath.

Generation and Presentation of Data

I transcribed the information I got from the interview on a word document to analyze

the data I had collected. I used specific ideas, concepts, and phrases for coding to have a

better understanding of the interview data I had. Some of the codings I used in this interview

session was communication, lacking diversity, change, and new experiences or challenges. I

came up with these codes through the interview responses for instance when the client talked

about having problems with forming connections with teachers; I used the code

communication to represent this information.

The interview was a successful one, and apart from the few difficulties I had, I

enjoyed the whole session with my client. I learned that one should never judge a person

from their appearance since being well-built, I thought that the client would be rude or

intimidating but he was very polite, and I was comfortable with the interview session. I used

the codes that I had to develop themes for the interview data like living through a lack of

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diversity which included several codes that explained the fact that a person does not choose

where they are born, but experiences in life make people better than how they are born.

Melissa Sanchez Interview

Melissa was a beautiful and well-endowed lady with a background in Kinesiology,

so I was very eager to interview with her, and I knew it would be fun for both of us. She was

kind and had a beautiful smile that welcomed me to be friendly with her. I interviewed 11

AM on April 9th, 2019 and lasted for approximately 27 minutes at the East Bay’s library. I

felt so comfortable talking to her that it was more of a talk than a serious no joke session.

Through our ease of communication, I was able to get as much information as I needed from

the beautiful Melissa.

The only tricky bit with the interview session was the fact that the location where the

interview was set had many distractions from other people. Many people did not know that

we had an interview and though we were talking, so they passed by making much noise

which distracted us. I would improve the interview by making sure the venue is located in a

calm and silent place where there would not be any interruptions from people. I remember an

incident when she had to excuse some people who were making a lot of noise next to us, and

she used a harsh tone which scared them off, and this was quite memorable.

Generation and Presentation of Data

I checked for short words or phrases in the interview to use as code for the data

presented. Some of the codes I used included sports minded, competitive, inspirations,

positive attitude, caused a little frustration, what the exercises do and finding interest in

physical therapy. I also used enjoyable experience with physical therapists, healing an injury

is a long process, for faster healing you have to be consistent in the treatment, lack of

consistency caused the pain to linger longer and use the experience as a reference. Lastly,

good progress in a short time means a patient is consistent, prefers outpatient setting, and

works with college level and up athletes. I analyzed the transcript and checked for the words

and phrases that held more meaning than others to make the code. I then grouped the codes to

come up with the themes like pain caused by injury, detail of injury and exercises, and long

recovery period.

My client shared information clearly and truthfully with me, so I had no problem

putting the codes and themes together. I was able to understand the importance of exercise for

a tasty and healthy life that is easy to maintain as long as one has focus and determination.

The interview session was a success, and the questions that I asked were very crucial in

making sure that I got the necessary answers needed for the interview. I was able to get the

first-hand experience from a source on the effects that an injury can have on an individual

and I would like to learn how such people can be helped to relieve the pain.

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