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Philpot, Rod; Gerdin, Göran; Smith, Wayne; Linnér, Susanne; Schenker, Katarina; Westlie, Knut; Mordal Moen, Kjersti; Larsson, Lena – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: A focus on equity, democracy and social justice in HPE is pertinent in an era where there are growing concerns about the impact of neoliberal globalisation and precariousness of society (Kirk 2020). Although there is advocacy for teaching approaches in HPE that address issues of social justice, there is limited empirical research of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Action, Critical Theory, Reflective Teaching
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Tidén, Anna; Brun Sundblad, Gunilla; Lundvall, Suzanne – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: The interest for young people's movement ability has increased. Literature shows that many factors, apart from movement ability, influence the development of and sustained interest in or taste for physical activity and the learning thereof. Purpose: This longitudinal study illustrates, through the lens of Bourdieu, whether and how…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Team Sports, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
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Walton-Fisette, Jennifer L.; Sutherland, Sue – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Social justice has been steadily gaining traction in physical education (PE) and physical education teacher education (PETE) for more than 40 years. During that time, scholars have argued for the importance of explicating the hidden curriculum, educating pre-service teachers (PSTs) about equality, sociocultural perspectives and issues, and most…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Physical Education, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries
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Nyberg, Gunn; Larsson, Håkan – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2014
Purpose: The aim of this article is to show a need for explicating "what" there is to learn in physical education (PE) with a particular focus on learning to move with the meaning potential seen as integral to moving. Further, the aim is to provide an example of exploring "bodily knowing" from the perspective of practical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Movement Education
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Nyberg, Gunn Birgitta; Carlgren, Ingrid Maria – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore what it means to be able to move in different ways. What does it mean, from the perspective of the learners, to know how to carry out a specific movement? What is there to know and how could this insight contribute to the planning of developing learners' capability to move in different ways? As an…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, High School Students, Physical Education, Foreign Countries
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Joy, Phillip; Larsson, Håkan – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: Masculinities are fluid and socially constructed. Physical education is one means by which masculinities are constituted. Some masculinities may be limited through content, activities, and pedagogy of physical education that shape the way students come to know gender. The purpose of this study was to explore how movements contribute to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masculinity, Human Body, Physical Education
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Maivorsdotter, Ninitha; Quennerstedt, Mikael – European Physical Education Review, 2019
Digitisation is an ongoing process in society as well as in physical education (PE) and research has identified digital technologies as a trend that influences the PE curriculum. A number of studies have explored the topic from different angles, although very few have empirically looked at the critical aspects of digitised PE in educational…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Epistemology, Physical Education, Information Technology
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Jansson, Alexander; Brun Sundblad, Gunilla; Lundvall, Suzanne; Norberg, Johan – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2019
Although students' perceived learning is central in physical education (PE), few measurements are available. Furthermore, little is known about how students' perceptions of PE effect students' perceived learning in PE. Therefore, the aim was to develop a scale to assess students' perceived learning and a measurement to assess students' perceived…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Attitudes, Test Construction, Attitude Measures
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Dudley, Dean; Burden, Raewyn – European Physical Education Review, 2020
An increased focus on standardized testing of students has had the unintended effect of eroding curriculum time allocated to physical education (PE). The empirical literature on increasing the proportion of total curriculum time allocated to PE was reviewed and a series of meta-analyses conducted to estimate the mean effect of doing so on student…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Developed Nations
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Backman, Erik; Larsson, Håkan – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background: Research indicates that physical education teacher education (PETE) has only limited impact on how physical education (PE) is taught in schools. In this paper, our starting point is that the difficulties of challenging the dominating subject traditions in PE could be due to difficulties of challenging certain epistemological…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Education
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Gerdin, Göran; Philpot, Rod Allan; Larsson, Lena; Schenker, Katarina; Linnér, Susanne; Moen, Kjersti Mordal; Westlie, Knut; Smith, Wayne; Legge, Maureen – European Physical Education Review, 2019
The way school Health and Physical Education (HPE) is conceptualized and taught will impact on its ability to provide equitable outcomes across gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion and social class. A focus on social justice in HPE is pertinent in times when these ideals are currently under threat from neoliberal globalization. This paper draws…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Differences, Health Education, Physical Education
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Ferry, Magnus – Sport, Education and Society, 2016
According to the cultural sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, gaining access to a social space or a position within a social space requires a specific capital. For teachers, this is normally indicated by a valid teaching certificate with relevant subject knowledge. However, when no qualified teachers are available, which is the case for the subject of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletics, Teachers, Questionnaires
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Tolgfors, Björn – Sport, Education and Society, 2020
A common problem in contemporary western societies is segregation, which is also reflected in schools. The point of departure for this study is a political initiative in Sweden, where pupils are being transported by bus from a suburb to different schools in the city with the aim of promoting integration and improved performance results. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Segregation, Physical Education, Busing
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Quennerstedt, Mikael; Annerstedt, Claes; Barker, Dean; Karlefors, Inger; Larsson, Håkan; Redelius, Karin; Öhman, Marie – European Physical Education Review, 2014
This paper outlines a method for exploring learning in educational practice. The suggested method combines an explicit learning theory with robust methodological steps in order to explore aspects of learning in school physical education. The design of the study is based on sociocultural learning theory, and the approach adds to previous research…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Learning Theories, Sociocultural Patterns, Educational Practices
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Ligozat, Florence; Lundqvist, Eva; Amade-Escot, Chantal – European Educational Research Journal, 2018
One strand of comparative didactics aims at discussing the relationships between the theoretical constructions developed within subject didactics and how these can contribute to research about teaching and learning. This article explores the relationships between categories for analysing joint actions of teacher and students (didactic contract,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Science Education, Science Instruction
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