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Karie Orendorff; Collin A. Webster; Diana Mindrila; Kathleen M. W. Cunningham; Panayiotis Doutis; Brian Dauenhauer; David F. Stodden – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: The World Health Organization recommends a whole-of-school approach to promoting youth physical activity (PA) and there are several examples of this approach internationally. In the United States, the comprehensive school PA program (CSPAP) model serves as the national framework for school-based physical education (PE) and PA. Part of…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Holistic Approach, Principals, Administrator Role
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Javier Fernandez-Rio; Damián Iglesias – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: Research on pedagogical models in physical education has exponentially increased over the last two decades [Casey, A., and D. Kirk. 2020. "Models-Based Practice in Physical Education." London: Routledge]. Moreover, several literature reviews on the effectiveness of the different pedagogical models have been conducted. Due to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models, Educational Research
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Hastie, Peter A.; Stringfellow, Andy; Johnson, Jerraco L.; Dixon, Cory E.; Hollett, Nikki; Ward, Kurt – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2022
Background: The concept of engagement is a multidimensional construct that has long been used by researchers as a means of explaining student behaviour in classrooms and schools. However, the research using this construct within physical education has been particularly uneven. Purpose: The goal of this paper was to examine the application of the…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Physical Education, Learner Engagement, Educational Research
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Howley, Donal – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2022
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread adaptations and unprecedented realities in the way teaching and learning in physical education (PE) is currently being implemented and experienced globally. Understanding the similarities and differing realities of some of these experiences across contexts and countries can help to inform…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Education
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Rudd, J.R.; Woods, C.; Correia, V.; Seifert, L.; Davids, K. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: In this paper, we explore physical education from a relational worldview. Theoretically guided by an ecological dynamics framework, this perspective calls us to conceptualise 'education' in its etymological roots -- ex-ducere -- meaning 'to lead' an individual 'out' into the world. In doing so, an educator would employ a 'softer'…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Physical Education Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
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van der Steeg, Esther; Schipper-Van Veldhoven, Nicolette; Cense, Marianne; Bellemans, Tina; de Martelaer, Kristine – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Introduction: Positive ethics is a trending topic in sports. However, a gap exists when sexuality and gender issues are concerned. This study aimed to explore the concept of sexual integrity as an opportunity for the development of a positive ethics approach of sexuality and gender in sport contexts. Materials and methods: To obtain consensus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletics, Ethics, Gender Issues
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Burnett, Cora – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: In 2016, the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) selected South Africa as a pilot country for policy reforms in Quality Physical Education (QPE).Purpose: This initiative required a national research project on the 'state and status of physical education in South African public schools'. The South…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Quality, Educational Benefits, Public Schools
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Dervent, Fatih; Devrilmez, Erhan; Ince, Mustafa Levent; Ward, Phillip – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: Content knowledge is universally acknowledged as one of several knowledge bases that inform pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). Content knowledge has been both hypothesized and demonstrated to influence PCK in two ways. First, teachers must know the rules, safety, etiquette, technique, and tactics of a movement form to teach it. This…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Physical Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
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Fernandez-Rio, Javier; de las Heras, Esteban; González, Tristan; Trillo, Vanessa; Palomares, Jorge – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: A novel pedagogical approach that is becoming increasingly popular in educational contexts is called Gamification. To our knowledge, empirical research on its effectiveness in education is scarse, and almost absent in physical education. Purpose: The goal was to explore how Gamification can be used in physical education, and what…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Physical Education
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Walton-Fisette, Jennifer L.; Sutherland, Sue – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: The Society for Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America has guided physical education curriculum, instruction, and assessment in the United States (US) for well over 100 years. We contend that in the US context for physical education, the "National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education" (Society…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Academic Standards, Educational Practices, Social Justice
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Jiménez-Barbero, José Antonio; Jiménez-Loaisa, Alejandro; González-Cutre, David; Beltrán-Carrillo, Vicente J.; Llor-Zaragoza, Laura; Ruiz-Hernández, José Antonio – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Objectives: To evaluate the associations of physical education (PE) with school violence and bullying. Design: Systematic review. Method: Using a systematic search in Medline, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, and Scopus, relevant studies with a quantitative and qualitative design were identified that met previously established eligibility…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Bullying, Violence, Databases
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Mong, Hanne H.; Standal, Øyvind F. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: In recent years there has been an increasing amount of research focusing on health in physical education (PE). Much of this research includes discussions on different approaches to health and these have different understandings on how health should be valued in PE. There is less research focusing on how to teach health, but there are…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Health Education, Teacher Role