Physical Education, Sport and Schooling

This book, first published in 1986, explores the experiences of teachers and pupils in programmes of physical education from a sociological perspective.

John Evans

Figures and Tables; 1. Introduction: 'Personal Troubles and Public Issues'. Studies in the Sociology of Physical Education John Evans 2. Sociology, Schooling and Physical Education John Evans and Brian Davies; Part 1: Current Practice and Future Possibilities; 3. Changing Schools in a Changing Society: The Role of Physical Education Leo B. Hendry 4. Images of Femininity and the Teaching of Girls' Physical Education Sheila J. Scraton 5. Managing to Survive in Secondary School Physical Education Les Bell 6. 'Troublemakers': Making a Name in Physical Education: A Study of a Label Bob Carroll 7. The Nature of Dissent: A Study of School and Junior Club Soccer Colin Embry; Part 2: Innovations and Alternatives; 8. Research-Based Teaching in Games Len Almond 9. Health Related Fitness as an Innovation in the Physical Education Curriculum David Kirk 10. Strangers and Structures in the Process of Innovation Andrew Sparkes 11. 'Learning for a Change': A Study of Gender and Schooling in Outdoor Education Barbara Humberstone 12. Equal Opportunities and Physical Education Bruce Carrington and Oliver Leaman; Index