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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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Hiding behind the Camera: Social Learning within the Cooperative Learning Model to Engage Girls in Physical Education
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Goodyear, Victoria A; Casey, Ashley; Kirk, David – Sport, Education and Society, 2014
Research suggests that girls are disengaged in physical education due to the "traditional" way that it is taught, i.e. teacher-centred approaches with a primary focus on motor performance. In contrast, Cooperative Learning, a student-centred pedagogy focusing on learning in multiple domains, has had success in engaging girls in physical…
Descriptors: Social Development, Cooperative Learning, Females, Physical Education
GCSE Physical Education and the Embodiment of Gender
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Velija, Philippa; Kumar, Gavin – Sport, Education and Society, 2009
Research within the area of the sociology of physical education (PE) recognises that it is a subject which reinforces dominant ideologies about gender. The gendered nature of PE appears to continue into General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinable PE, as the proportion of boys being examined in GCSE PE compared to girls is nearly…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Females, Focus Groups