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Direct linkMacdonald, Doune – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2013
In March 2012, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) released for public consultation the Shape Paper for the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education (HPE) that was finalized for publication in August 2012. This paper set out the key propositions for a "futures-oriented" curriculum suggesting…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Curriculum Development, Health Education, Educational Change
Alfrey, Laura; Brown, Trent D. – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2013
The concept of "health literacy" is becoming increasingly prominent internationally, and it has been identified as one of the five key propositions that underpin the forthcoming Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education (ACHPE). The ACHPE is one of few national curricula to explicitly refer to health literacy, identifying it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Health Materials, Curriculum Design
Penney, Dawn – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2013
This paper draws on concepts from contemporary education policy sociology to explore the prospective interpretation, contextualisation and enactment of Health and Physical Education in the Australian Curriculum. Analysis examines the dynamic between characteristics of official texts and the contexts in which responses will be made. The paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Health Education, Educational Policy
Sinkinson, Margaret; Burrows, Lisette – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2011
Health education in New Zealand schools has a chequered history, peppered with controversy since its inclusion as a school subject in the early nineteenth century. In this paper we examine the trials and challenges faced by health education teachers over time, pointing to the particular components of this subject that are regarded as controversial…
Descriptors: Health Education, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Performance Factors
Smith, Wayne; Philpot, Rod – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2011
Health and physical education teacher education (HPETE) in New Zealand has been subjected to numerous external influences and change elements in recent years. This article reflects on the impact of these influences on HPETE in our higher education institutions since the introduction of a new curriculum framework in 1993. The 1993 curriculum…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Physical Education, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries
Bowes, Margot; Bruce, Judy – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2011
This article explores the ongoing evolution of a critical approach to teaching physical education in senior school physical education (SSPE) within a New Zealand context. The nature and development of SSPE is briefly discussed in order to contextualise a shift toward a critical pedagogy in light of recent curriculum changes that focus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Physical Education, Critical Theory
Martin, Peter; McCullagh, John – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2011
The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) includes Outdoor Education (OE) as a component of Physical Education (PE). Yet Outdoor Education is clearly thought of by many as a discrete discipline separate from Physical Education. Outdoor Education has a body of knowledge that differs from that of Physical…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Physical Education, Outdoor Education, Foreign Countries
Penney, Dawn – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2010
This paper explores contemporary Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum in Australia in the context of the ongoing development of a new national curriculum. Drawing on policy documents and academic commentaries it reviews and problematises the current position and prospective development of HPE in the Australian Curriculum, examining key…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Physical Education, Foreign Countries
