The physical education and sport premium: Social justice, autonomy and school sport policy in England

Policy for physical education and school sport in England, 2003-2010: Vested interests and dominant discourses

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The changing status of school sport and physical education: explaining policy change

Social values of sport participation and their significance for youth attitudes towards physical education and sport

Introduction. The purpose of the educational process at school is to promote a pro-fitness lifestyle, which means that after completing education school graduates should be able to engage in different forms of physical activity on a regular basis for the aim of health enhancement. Adolescents with positive attitudes to physical education are more active and tend to opt for more PE lessons at sc...

Skills, strategies, sport, and social responsibility: reconnecting physical education

Physical Education and Sport in England: Dualism, Partnership and Delivery Provision

In England, recent years have witnessed unprecedented central government policy commitment to investment in physical education and sport. The rationale for investment variously lies with the state of the health of the nation, obesity levels with associated health care costs predicted at £2 billion annually, sedentary lifestyles and in high drop-out rates of young people from sport. At the same ...