The purpose of the article is to outline a sociocultural way of exploring human movement. Our ambition is to develop an analytical framework where moving humans are explored in terms of what it means to move as movements are performed by somebody, for a certain purpose, and in a certain situation. We find this approach in poststructural…

This article addresses how kinesiological research on children should advance. Using the study of motor development as a backdrop, the article is divided into three sections. The first section relates the four fundamental questions in motor development that have been asked throughout its history. The second section describes four areas of…

Although significant attention has been paid to promoting the importance of physical activity in children, adolescents, and adults, we do not currently understand how to promote sustained physical activity levels throughout the lifespan. We contend that previous research has failed to consider the dynamic and synergistic role that motor skill…

In this paper I discuss why pedagogy knowledge and skills may be appropriate for kinesiology students who are not in teacher education programs. After briefly reviewing the changes that have occurred in undergraduate kinesiology and physical education programs, a case is made that students with a degree in kinesiology should have some knowledge of…

A review of the literature regarding gender differences in physical activity found that gender differences in motor performance were related to age in 12 of 20 tasks and suggested that gender differences prior to puberty may be environmentally induced, but after puberty may be influenced by a biology-environment interaction. (Author/CB)

Literature on physical competence and peer relations is reviewed. It is concluded that physically competent children acquire more status and enjoy greater social success than do physically inept children. It is suggested that physical education can be used as an intervention strategy to enhance peer status. (Author/MT)