Physical Education

Introduction - Ken Green and Ken HardmanKen Green and Ken Hardman The Nature and Values of Physical Education - Mike McNamee Policy, Power and Politics in Physical Education - Dawn Penney and John Evans Physical Education in Schools in European Context - Ken Hardman and Joe Marshall Charter Principles, Promises and Implementation Realities Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Health and Young People - Richard Winsley and Neil Armstrong Health-Related Exercise and Physical Education - Jo Harris Extra-Curricular Physical Education in Secondary Schools in England and Wales - Ken Green Reflections on the `State of Play' Teachers, Teaching and Pedagogy Physical Education - Susan Capel Model-Based Teaching and Assessment in Physical Education - David Kirk The Tactical Games Model Examinations - Ken Green A `New Orthodoxy' in Physical Education? Gender and Physical Education - Anne Flintoff and Sheila Scraton Social Class, Young People, Sport and Physical Education - Ken Green, Andy Smith and Ken Roberts `Race' and Physical Education, Sport and Dance - Tansin Benn Inclusion, Special Educational Needs, Disability and Physical Education - Andy Smith and Nigel Thomas

`For any student of Physical Education, Physical Education: Essential Issues provides an excellent springboard from which to explore theoretical aspects of their subject. The list of authors reads like a who's who of PE and the extensive list of references provides opportunities to investigate areas of interest in more depth' - John Matthews, Chief Executive PEA UK 'Distinguished authors who provide critical analyses of key contemporary issues in physical education: a core text.... Required reading for anybody seeking insight into the key issues of the day in physical education' - Dr Dick Fisher, Vice Principal of St. Mary's University College and Honorary President of the European Physical Education Associations 'Green and Hardman have brought together a comprehensive collection of studies by well-known writers that will provide students with news of breaking developments in physical education as well as the most recent thinking on enduring issues in the field. At a time of considerable reform in schools, this book represents a timely and authoritative introduction to the study of physical education' - Professor David Kirk, Loughborough University "We used your text Physical Education: Essentials Issues... it was a perfect match for their Fundamentals course and afforded us great platform for learning and discussion. -Connie S. Collier, Kent State University -- Connie S. Collier