Sociocultural Issues in Physical Education

Sociocultural Issues in Physical Education: Case Studies for Teachers helps teachers increase their sociocultural awareness and knowledge in order to consider how students’ experiences are shaped in and through physical education classes. This book is especially useful as a professional development and academic tool.

Sara Barnard Flory is an assistant professor in the School of Physical Education and Exercise Science at the University of South Florida. She studies the role of culture in physical education and physical activity, and she is specifically interested developing culturally competent curriculum models, school-based health initiatives, and preparing teachers for culturally diverse school settings. Stephen Sanders is professor and director of the School of Physical Education and Exercise Science at the University of South Florida. He is the author of several books related to implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculum and practice in early childhood physical activity settings. Amy Tischler is assistant professor in the Physical Education Teacher Education program at the University of Wiscosin-La Crosse. She studies how particular students and student groups are advantaged and disadvantaged in and through social practices in physical education and physical activity spaces.

Introduction: Using Case Studies to Analyze Teaching and Learning in Physical Education Amy Tischler Chapter 1: Physical Education Curriculum in the Age of Cultural Relevance and Popular Physical Activity Culture Nate McCaughtry and Erin E. Centeio Chapter 2: Shifting Perspectives: Moving Boys to Move in Physical Education Amy Tischler Chapter 3: "PE Doesn't Stand for Physical education it Stands for Public Embarrassment": Voicing Experiences and Proffering Solutions to Girls' Disengagement in PE Ashley Casey, Joanne Hill, and Victoria A. Goodyear Chapter 4: When Boys Talk About Their Bodies: How Boys Learn "that persons useless" Michael Kehler Chapter 5: Social Class and School Physical Education: Teaching 'Haves and Have-nots' Matthew D. Ferry Chapter 6: "Lost in Translation" Brian Culp Chapter 7: The Dangers of a Single Story: Heteronormativity in Physical Education Leanne Coll, Eimear Enright, and Mary O'Sullivan Chapter 8: "I'm beautiful": A Case for Adopting a Sociocultural Perspective in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Laura Azzarito Chapter 9: Promoting Safe Physical Activity in a Challenging Environment Brian Culp Chapter 10: Establishing Relationships Built on Care in Urban Schools Sara Flory