Physical Literacy across the World records the progress of the concept of physical literacy over the last decade. It examines developments, issues and controversies in physical literacy studies, and looks at how the concept has been implemented around the world.
Contributions from practitioners and researchers across the world tell unique stories of the way physical literacy is changing perceptions of physical activity through research and the generation of scholarly writing, the creation of new national and local policies, and the development of partnerships with a range of professions. The book argues that physical literacy has value beyond formal education, such as in occupational and recreational settings, as well as for early years children and older people, and shows how life story methods can explain our physical literacy journeys. At root, it sets out a case for the significance and value of physical literacy as making a notable contribution to human flourishing.
This is important reading for anyone with an interest in physical activity, health and well-being, sport studies, physical education, or the philosophy related to physical activity.
Part I: Physical Literacy Moving Forward
1. Overview and Recent Developments in Physical Literacy
Margaret Whitehead
2. Definition of Physical Literacy – Developments and Issues
Margaret Whitehead
3. Aspects of Physical Literacy – Clarification and Discussion With Particular Reference to the Physical Domain
Margaret Whitehead
4. In Support of Physical Literacy Throughout Life
Margaret Whitehead
5. What Does Physical Literacy Look Like? Overarching Principles and Specific Descriptions
Margaret Whitehead
6. Charting the Physical Literacy Journey
Margaret Whitehead
Part II: International Perspectives on Physical Literacy
7. Introduction to International Perspectives on Physical Literacy
Margaret Whitehead
8. A Brief History of Physical Literacy in Australia
Richard Keegan, Dean Dudley and Lisa Barnett
9. Physical Literacy in Canada
Dwayne Sheehan, Dan Robinson and Lynn Randall
10. Perspectives on Physical Literacy in Continental Europe
Jeroen Koekoek, Niek Pot, Wytse Walinga and Ivo van Hilvoorde
11. Physical Literacy in India
Pankaj Markandey and Nigel Green
12. Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Physical Literacy Journey
Karen Laurie
13. Physical and Food Literacy: A Holistic Approach to Public Health in Scotland
Chris Topping, Jo Kopela, Isla Gibson and Sandy Whitelaw
14. Physical Literacy in the United States of America
E. Paul Roetert
15. Physical Literacy Development in Wales
Helen Hughes
16. Reflection on International Perspectives
Margaret Whitehead
Part III: Physical Literacy – Establishing Significance and Looking Ahead
17. Physical Literacy as a Journey
Liz Taplin
18. Human Flourishing and Physical Literacy
Elizabeth Durden-Myers and Margaret Whitehead
19. Human Flourishing, Human Nature and Physical Literacy
Elizabeth Durden-Myers and Margaret Whitehead
20. The Significance of Physical Literacy in Human Life, Conclusions and the Way Ahead
Margaret Whitehead
Biography
Margaret Whitehead is Visiting Professor at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.