Full Description
This is the first book to examine physical education from the perspective of workforce research and development. It adopts a whole system approach—including schools, higher education and public policy—to advance an action‑oriented framework for meeting the needs, challenges and opportunities of the global physical education profession.
Presenting a new framework for research and continuous improvement, this book focuses on the physical education workforce, and the workforce system, as a key social determinant of new program design and implementation, and therefore of better outcomes for children and young people. Including the voices of higher education faculty, in-service physical education practitioners and professional association leaders, this book explains how specialized workforce components such as teacher education, school programs, doctoral programs and public policy are inter‑related, and takes a close look at how a workforce R&D approach can shine new light on physical education across the globe, including in-depth case studies from North and South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The final section of this book presents comparative analysis, considers lessons learned and outlines an agenda, which will empower readers to participate in and lead workforce development initiatives.
Combining practical guidance and thorough research, this book is fascinating reading for any advanced student, researcher, in‑service teacher or policymaker with an interest in physical education, coaching children in sport, teacher education, international education or education policy.
Contents
PART I
Setting the Agenda: Priorities for Collective Action and Future Work
1 Prioritizing a 21st‑Century Workforce Agenda
HAL A. LAWSON, KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS AND EMILY M. JONES
2 The Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce
KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS, EMILY M. JONES AND HAL A. LAWSON
3 Toward a Workforce Vocabulary for Research and Development
HAL A. LAWSON, EMILY M. JONES AND KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS
4 The Growing Diversity in the Workforce
JENNIFER L. WALTON‑FISETTE, MICHAEL A. HEMPHILL AND SUE SUTHERLAND
5 From System Analysis to Coordinated, Collective Action
EMILY M. JONES, KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS AND HAL A. LAWSON
PART II
Global Perspectives on PESP Workforce Priorities and Innovations
6 Health and Physical Education Workplace Research and Development: An Australian Perspective
JOHN WILLIAMS, SUE WHATMAN, CASEY PETER MAINSBRIDGE AND EMMA POTTER
7 Workforce Research and Development in Finland
KASPER SALIN AND MATTI PIETILÄ
8 The Irish Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce: An Example of Collective Action for High Impact
ANTONIO CALDERÓN, BRENDAN O'KEEFFE, MARTINA FINNERAN, MIKE CAREY AND ELAINE MURTAGH
9 Physical Education Workforce Development in South Korea
OKSEON LEE, YOUNGJOON KIM AND SEUNGHYEON OH
10 Physical Education Workforce in Spain
JAVIER FERNANDEZ‑RIO, DAVID DIAZ‑TEJERINA, PABLO URIA‑VALLE AND JORGE LAFUENTE
PART III
Reflections and Future Directions in Workforce Development
11 Transnational Research: The Benefits of Collaboration
PHILLIP WARD, FATIH DERVENT, ERHAN DEVRILMEZ, YAOHUI HE, PETER ISERBYT, INSOOK KIM, BOMNA KO, JOSÉ A. SANTIAGO, EMI TSUDA, XIAOZAN WANG AND XIUYE XIE
12 Power, Policy, Practice and Partnerships in Conceptualising a PESP Workforce Research and Development Agenda
DOUNE MACDONALD AND LOUISE McCUAIG
Contents ix
13 Looking Back, Sideways, and Ahead: Taking Stock of Colleagues' Perspectives
HAL A. LAWSON, EMILY M. JONES AND KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS
