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Mangione, Jessica; Parker, Melissa; O'Sullivan, Mary; Quayle, Mike – Irish Educational Studies, 2020
In Ireland, primary physical education (PE) is delivered by non-specialist classroom teachers. A growing number of primary schools are committing resources to external providers for partial delivery of the PE curriculum. Some researchers (Evans and Davies [2014; 2015]. "Neoliberal Freedoms, Privatisation and the Future of Physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Outsourcing, Privatization, Delivery Systems
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Williams, Benjamin J.; Macdonald, Doune – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
Outsourcing is a complex, controversial and pervasive practice that is increasingly becoming a matter of concern for educational researchers. This article contributes to this literature by examining outsourcing practices related to health, sport and physical education (HSPE). Specifically, it reports data on specialist health and physical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outsourcing, Health, Athletics
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Powell, Darren – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
In this article, I examine the practice of outsourcing physical education (PE) lessons to external sports organisations. I draw from ethnographic research conducted with two primary schools in New Zealand to illuminate how outsourcing interconnects with the privatisation of education. Using Foucault's notion of government, I demonstrate how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Privatization