This book assesses the landscape of physical education today and the issues that shape it as a curriculum subject, particularly in the era of COVID-19. It explores the processes of transformation and change that follow government policy and considers what this means for physical education practitioners in schools.
The book covers a wide range of important issues, across (micro-)political, social-cultural, historical and post-modernist categories. Bringing together current research with autobiographical and anecdotal reflections on the realities of PE teaching, it considers the significance of issues such as the emphasis on competitive sport in schools, the socialization of teachers, the influence of politics and policy on the classroom, colonization and decolonization of the curriculum, digital technologies, the health and well-being agenda and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offering a unique set of critical perspectives on physical education today, this book is essential reading for any physical education course, for all teacher training programmes with a PE track and for all practising teachers, teacher educators or policy-makers with a professional interest in PE.
Author(s): Gary Stidder
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 202
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
PART I: Micro-Political Issues in Physical Education
1 The Socialization of Physical Education
Notes
References
2 The Competitionization of Physical Education
Notes
References
3 The Politicization of Physical Education
Notes
References
4 The Marketization of Physical Education
Notes
References
5 The Academicization of Physical Education
Notes
References
PART II: Socio-Cultural and Historical Issues in Physical Education
6 The Militarization of Physical Education
Notes
References
7 The Equalization of Physical Education
Notes
References
8 The Globalization of Physical Education
Reflective Thoughts
Israel and Palestine 2001–2021
Northern Ireland
Colombia
Notes
References
PART III: Post-Modernist Issues in Physical Education
9 The Healthization of Physical Education
Notes
References
10 The Digitalization of Physical Education
Notes
References
11 The Pandemicization of Physical Education
Notes
References
12 The Modernization of Physical Education
Notes
References
Appendix 1: Physical Education Curriculum Task
Appendix 2: Physical Education and Dance at The Academy
Epilogue
Index
