Understanding Physical Education

This easy-to-use introduction explores all of the contemporary issues and enduring themes in physical education, focusing on the United Kingdom but incorporating a global dimension. The wide range of topics covered include: the nature and purposes of physical education; the current 'state' of physical education; policy towards physical education and sport; extra-curricular physical education; youth sport and physical education; assessment and examinations in physical education; social class, gender, and ethnicity in relation to physical education; and teacher training and continuing professional development. 

Ken Green is Professor of Applied Sociology of Sport at the University of Chester and Visiting Professor of Physical Education at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences