Description
Explores the lives and careers of physical education teachers from two perspectives. Firstly, teachers' life-stories illustrate how eight teachers became involved with sport, how they entered the physical education profession, why they developed particular teaching philosophies, and how they have tried to progress in their teaching careers. Secondly, a broader thematic analysis identifies issues which arise throughout the teachers' stories and locates them within the wider international research literature. Low status is identified as an enduring concern, and it is argued that this stems from a lack of empirical research into the educational outcomes which are claimed for physical education.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 2 The Teachers’ Stories; Chapter 2 Jane; Chapter 3 Pete; Chapter 4 Arnold; Chapter 5 Diane; Chapter 6 Laura; Chapter 7 Edgar; Chapter 8 Maggie; Chapter 9 Grant; Part 3 The Theme Chapter s; Chapter 10 Physical Education and Sport: Conflict or Continuum?; Chapter 11 Striving for Status in the Education Club: ‘Us’, ‘Them’ and ‘We’; Chapter 12 ‘Caring’ in Physical Education: A Three-dimensional Analysis; Chapter 13 Moving In, Moving Along and Moving Out: Career Progression in Physical Education; Chapter 14 Physical Education, Sport and Educational Status: The Case for Fundamental Research;
