Forming the second of two articles, this dialogue revisits and explores the educational value of physical education as a means to stimulate further discussion about what physical education is, or as Kirk states within this interview, what do "we want physical education to be". Although the theme of the second interview relates to the…

This article takes a phenomenological approach to understanding embodiment in relation to teaching and learning taking place in movement contexts. Recently a number of studies have pointed to the potential that phenomenology has to understand the meanings and experiences of moving subjects. By presenting two examples of our own work on embodied…

This article presents an interview with Tom Dewell, a professional physical educator with 28 years of experience and a fixture in Dallas physical education. Dewell has melded a background in movement education and adapted physical education with early childhood theory, including Montessori. The bulk of his experience has been in private, parochial…

Presents an interview with former National Football League (NFL) linebacker Scott Radecic, who works as an architect designing athletic facilities for the education market. (EV)

Professor Terry Wood of Oregon State University helped to craft national physical education standards released in 1995. An interview with Wood discusses how physical education has changed in emphasis and purpose, Oregon's inclusion of physical education as a content area in state standards, assessment and accountability for physical education…

An amputee and her mother discuss their views of camping. Handicapped persons must accept their disabilities but avoid using them as an excuse for not participating in camp activities. "I guess you only realize it when you go to a place like camp--How normal you really are." (Author/WB)