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Pomeroy, David – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
There is a problematic but widespread perception that we do mathematics with our minds, and sport and Physical Education (PE) with our bodies. Strong identification with sport and PE could therefore pose a barrier to mathematics learning. I explore this troubling possibility using data from a mixed-methods study of 450 Year Nine students (age…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Masculinity, Social Class, Ethnicity
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Gerdin, Göran – Sport, Education and Society, 2017
Despite clear messages from current physical education (PE) curricula about the importance of adopting socially critical perspectives, dominant discourses of gender relating to physical activity, bodies and health are being reproduced within this school subject. By drawing on interview data from a larger ethnographic account of boys' PE, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Secondary School Students, Physical Education