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Ward, Gavin; Griggs, Gerald – European Physical Education Review, 2018
Physical Education is widespread across the world, yet despite its cultural variation it remains remarkably similar. The ability of the subject to replicate its practices makes it a potential site for exploration from a memetic perspective. The purpose of this paper is to examine documentary evidence such as research papers, policy documents and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences
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Martin, Fran – Education 3-13, 2013
The English Geography National Curriculum encourages primary teachers to focus on similarities and differences when teaching distant places. The issues this raises are particularly acute when teaching geography in the context of the Global South. In this article I argue that comparisons based on object-based thinking can lead to views of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, National Curriculum, Elementary Education
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Rasmussen, Mary Lou – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2011
"Interrogating Heteronormativity in Primary Schools: The No Outsiders Project" is a book that reflects on a research project based in primary schools and funded by The Economic and Social Research Council of the UK. This text is accompanied by another practice-focused work: "Undoing Homophobia in Primary Schools". The project…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Homosexuality, Social Attitudes, Social Bias