This new and updated second edition of Debates in Physical Education explores issues physical education teachers encounter in their daily lives. By engaging with both established and contemporary debates, this volume challenges readers to think about and reflect on the relative validity of positions presented in order to develop their own reasoned and personal view in relation to the topics explored.
Divided into four accessible sections, this book investigates and offers fresh insight into topics of central importance in physical education. Chapters include, for example:
- Physical education as a means or as an end in itself;
- Knowledge for physical education;
- The physical education curriculum;
- Assessment in physical education;
- Technology, pedagogy and physical education.
- Physical education beyond schools and teachers.
Designed to stimulate discussion and support readers in their own research, writing and practice, Debates in Physical Education will be a valuable resource for any student or practising teacher engaged in initial teacher education, continuing professional development or Master's level study.
List of Illustrations
List of Contributors
Introduction to the series
Introduction
Section 1: The evolving context of physical education
1
Governments and physical education
David Kirk
2
Physical education and society
Ken Green
3
Children and young people and physical education
Ian Luke, Sean Macblain and Gill Golder
4
Physical education – a joined up approach
Susan Capel and Richard Blair
5
Physical education beyond schools and teachers
Richard Blair and Mark Guildea
Section 2: Education, physical education, knowledge and learning
6
What is the education in physical education?
Margaret Whitehead
7
Physical education in education – a means or an end in itself?
Margaret Whitehead
8
Knowledge for physical education
Mike Waring and Frank Herold
9
Physical education knowledge, learning and pedagogy
Richard Blair and Susan Capel
Section 3: Physical education curriculum and policy
10
Primary school physical education
Mike Jess and Nicola Carse
11
Secondary school physical education
Mark Bowler, Angela Newton, Saul Keyworth and Joanne McKeown
12
Assessment in physical education
Dawn Penney
13
Curriculum - value and interpretation
Mary O’Sullivan, Antonio Calderón and Brigitte Moody
Section 4: Physical education and pedagogy
14
Inclusion, pedagogy and physical education
Gary Stidder and Richard Blair
15
Lifestyle, pedagogy and physical education
Lee Beaumont and Victoria Warburton
16
Health, pedagogy and physical education
Lorraine Cale, Jo Harris and Oliver Hooper
17
Sport, pedagogy and physical education
Barbara Walsh
18
Technology, pedagogy and physical education
Charlotte Kerner and Victoria Goodyear
Index
Biography
Professor Susan Capel is Emeritus Professor at Brunel University London, where she was previously Head of School of Sport and Education. She is a past president of the Physical Education Association of the United Kingdom (now called the Association for Physical Education). Her main research interest is in physical education initial teacher education. She is co-editor of Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School and A Practical Guide to Teaching Physical Education.
Dr Richard Blair is the programme leader for physical education and youth sport at Brunel University London. His teaching is focused on policy and pedagogy in education, physical education and youth sport. His research interests focus on how teachers, coaches and other adults understand the contexts of physical education, youth sports and physical activity and their role within each of the different settings.
"This is a completely revamped edition of the 2013 version and explores current issues as well as longestablished ones, such as the purpose of physical education (PE), assessment and inclusion... The book was released during a pandemic and will provoke self-analysis in reimagining our subject... Highly recommended!" - Declan Hablin, Physical Education Matters
