1st Edition

Physical Literacy across the World

Edited By Margaret Whitehead Copyright 2019
300 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

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.