ABSTRACT
In 2000 a plethora of texts were published in the UK pertaining to primary physical education (see examples such as Bailey and MacFadyen, 2000; Hopper et al., 2000; Williams, 2000). The reason for this sudden rush can largely be explained by the publication of the National Curriculum for physical education a year earlier (DfEE/QCA, 1999). Though no new orders have been published for primary physical education since that time, the surrounding landscape has continued to shift. During this period a number of individuals who are active teachers and researchers involved with primary physical education have gained prominence. This book brings together many of these talents in a bid to provide both a specialist and current viewpoint in what have been broadly changing times within education.
