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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Physical Education at Preschools: The Meaning of "Physical Education" to Practitioners at Three Preschool Settings in Scotland
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McEvilly, Nollaig; Verheul, Martine; Atencio, Matthew – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: Preschool physical education has been largely unexplored by researchers. This article examines the meaning of the term "physical education", in relation to preschool contexts, to 14 practitioners working at three preschool settings in Scotland. Our focus on preschool physical education reflects a change in the language…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation, Educational Policy
"It Is a Case of Changing Your Thought Processes, the Way You Actually Teach": Implementing a Complex Professional Learning Agenda in Scottish Physical Education
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Atencio, Matthew; Jess, Mike; Dewar, Kay – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: It has been proposed that twenty-first century physical education needs to be reorientated and restructured to meet the lifelong learning needs of pupils from diverse socio-cultural, emotional, and developmental backgrounds. It follows that quality physical education (PE) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Feedback (Response), Physical Education, Lifelong Learning
Thinking Differently about Curriculum: Analysing the Potential Contribution of Physical Education as Part of "Health and Wellbeing" during a Time of Revised Curriculum Ambitions in Scotland
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Thorburn, Malcolm; Jess, Mike; Atencio, Matthew – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2011
Purpose: Following an explanation of the current policy context the paper addresses three particularly pressing challenges: the curriculum focus for physical education as part of health and wellbeing; the major implications for subject knowledge; and how translating curriculum change into professional learning and practice might feasibly occur. In…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Physical Education, Lifelong Learning, Educational Change