What are the values of physical education (PE)? What is its meaning and possible significance to the individual and society? Should PE be part of a standard curriculum in the education of the young? If so, why? These questions are calls for a justification of PE, which is a socio-cultural construction created by people for people and on the basis…

Suggestions are made for the spreading of ethics in sports in an effort to arrest the spread of moral atrophy. Extensive inquiry into the concerns of professional preparation programs for coaches, media coverage, and mobilization of professional forces are among suggested approaches for achieving ethics in sports. (JN)

Application of the scientific method is discussed in relation to ethics in sports. A scientific ethics approach can and should be used in the present and the future development and clarification of values and ethics in sports. The amateur-professional controversy in sports is used as an example to clarify possible uses of this approach. (JN)