1st Edition
Social Pedagogy in Physical Education Human-Centred Practice
Introduction: Why Social Pedagogy in Physical Education?
Aspasia Dania
Part I: Social Pedagogy as a Framework for Physical Education
1. What Is Social Pedagogy: Connections between Theory and Practice
Aspasia Dania
2. Principles of Social Pedagogy and the Physical Education Curriculum
Aspasia Dania
Part II: Strategies for Supporting Practitioners to Use Social Pedagogy in Physical Education
3. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Social Pedagogy: A Pedagogical Case
Cláudio Farias
4. The Syn-Epistemic Wholeness of Physical Education Practice
Zack Beddoes and Emily Jones
5. Strategies for Enacting Social Pedagogy in Physical Education
Alan Ovens and Hannah Stow
Part III: The Structure of Social Pedagogy Programs as Physical Education Practice
6. Nurturing Activist Teachers in Physical Education Teacher Education
Carla Nascimento Luguetti and Mats Hordvik
7. Social Pedagogy and Model-Based Approaches in Physical Education
Kanae Haneishi, Tse Sheng Teng, Bruce Nkala, Korey Boyd, Linda Griffin and Mauro Andre
8. Social Pedagogy and Social Justice Promotion in and through Physical Education
Fernando Santos, Tarkington Newman, María Fernández-Villarino, and Jill Kochanek
Part IV: Assessment in and of Physical Education Programs Developed According to Social Pedagogy
9. Social Pedagogy and Assessment in Physical Education: Incorporating Students Within Assessment Approaches
Shrehan Lynch and Jennifer Norley
10. Digitally Supported Assessment in Physical Education with a Social Pedagogy Perspective
Allyson Carvalho de Araújo, Alison Pereira Batista, and Márcio Romeu Ribas de Oliveira
Part V: A Summary of Social Pedagogy in Physical Education
11. Insights on Social Pedagogy as Human-Centred Physical Education Practice
Aspasia Dania
Biography
Aspasia Dania is Assistant Professor in Physical Education Teacher Education in the School of Physical Education and Sport Science, at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She teaches physical education and sport pedagogy and leads the Social Pedagogy Professional Association Special Interest Group on Social Pedagogy, Sports and Physical Education. She is also Chair‑Elect of the Teaching Games for Understanding Special Interest Group. Her research interests focus on teacher education and professional development, game‑based education, qualitative research methods, and curriculum planning, all focusing on social justice.
Cláudio Farias is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Sport at the University of Porto, Portugal (FADEUP) and a research member in the Centre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D). He lectures on the doctoral programme, the master (hons) of physical education and sports training, and the bachelor (hons) programme in sport sciences. He has conducted research in sport pedagogy and sport coaching (physical education, teacher education, coach education) with a principal focus on student‑centred, models‑based practice.
