Summary
Contents
Subject index
What is the condition of the field of Physical Education? How is it adapted to the rise of kinesiology, sport and exercise science and human movement studies over the last thirty years? This Handbook provides an authoritative critical overview of the field and identifies future challenges and directions. The Handbook is divided in to six sections: Perspectives and Paradigms in Physical Education Research; Cross-disciplinary Contributions to Research Philosophy; Learning in Physical Education; Teaching Styles and Inclusive Pedagogies; Physical Education Curriculum; and Difference and Diversity in Physical Education.
Physical Education Teacher Education (PE/TE) Policy
Physical Education Teacher Education (PE/TE) Policy
Introduction
Chapter Overview
This chapter is about policy affecting school physical education and teacher education programs, whose unique contribution to human lives is promoting and teaching physical activity (PA). The murky world of policy is complex, convoluted, confusing, and contentious. Here, policy will be defined as “…rules, statements of intent, and specified strategies that are formally adopted by legitimated individuals or agencies to guide collective action”. (Hawley, 1990: 136). Located at the intersection of several policy fields acting at multiple global to local sites, PE/TE1 policy embraces policy discourses of education, health, and sport among others. This nexus creates an arena for lively debate, contestation of priorities, and shifting power. This chapter presents sources of influence ...
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