Lanham, Md. : Rowman and Littlefield, ©2014.
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- Includes bibliographical references.
- 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 person’s 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 / 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.
- 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.
- 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 Wisconsin-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.
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