ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|66 pages
Micro-Political Issues in Physical Education
chapter 1|12 pages
The Socialization of Physical Education
chapter 2|16 pages
The Competitionization of Physical Education
chapter 3|12 pages
The Politicization of Physical Education
chapter 4|10 pages
The Marketization of Physical Education
chapter 5|14 pages
The Academicization of Physical Education
part II|39 pages
Socio-Cultural and Historical Issues in Physical Education
chapter 6|13 pages
The Militarization of Physical Education
chapter 7|11 pages
The Equalization of Physical Education
chapter 8|13 pages
The Globalization of Physical Education
part III|54 pages
Post-Modernist Issues in Physical Education