Physical Education Today

A blog which examines contemporary issues related to physical education by providing practicing physical education teachers with disseminated 'research' knowledge. In this way, the ideas contribute to the major responsibilities that researchers have in higher education: 1. contribute to the development of good social order; 2. inform important educational problems or issues; 3. communicate in a way that compels others to act; 4. enrich the body of knowledge in the field (O'Sullivan, 2005).

Sunday, December 5, 2010

History never repeats....?

The current debates about physical education and its value as a part of education are similar to those that were had in the profession, primarily in the United States of America, during the 1930s. The only different was that in present day it is the fight for physical education to continue with the discourses of sport rather than education; whereas nearly 80 years ago these debates were between education and medicine.