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Playing the political game and playing for position: Policy and curriculum development in health and physical education
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Penney, D, Playing the political game and playing for position: Policy and curriculum development in health and physical education, European Physical Education Review, 14, (1) pp. 33-49. ISSN 1356-336X (2008) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1177/1356336X07085708
Abstract
This paper addresses prospective policy relationships between health and physical education (HPE) and contemporary education policies. It specifically explores the opportunities and challenges that contemporary education discourses present for policy and curriculum development in HPE. Contemporary education discourses of lifelong learning, learning communities, personalized learning, inclusivity and excellence are critically analysed in relation to policy and curriculum development in HPE. It is contended that these discourses present a potentially strong focus for advocacy and that their adoption may be an astute political move for HPE. Recent curriculum development in senior physical education in Western Australia is used to illustrate the scope for the discourses to be embedded in curricula and for HPE to thereby be seen to firmly connect with key education agendas. © 2008 Sage Publications.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Schools and learning environments |
Objective Field: | Policies and development |
UTAS Author: | Penney, D (Professor Dawn Penney) |
ID Code: | 52716 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 42 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2008-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2009-03-12 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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