Sociocultural Issues in Physical Education

Sociocultural Issues in Physical Education: Case Studies for Teachers is useful to a wide range of individuals interested in increasing their sociocultural awareness and knowledge in order to consider how students' experiences are shaped in and through physical education classes. This book may be especially useful to teacher candidates and as a professional development tool.
What happens in physical activity learning spaces is of great significance to the learners that occupy those spaces. Broadly speaking, one cannot deny that education is rife with error, nor can one ignore the presence of global-level issues in physical education. Using a case study approach, this book addresses social and cultural issues that can and do arise in physical education.
This book offers a tool for studying and better understanding how social and cultural issues impact student learning in physical education. Chapter authors point toward possibilities for better understanding sociocultural issues in physical education settings.

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