Kinesiology, Vol. 29 No. 1, 1997.
Review article
Physical education and socialization - past, present and future in international and comparative perspective
Ken Hardman
; University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Abstract
There is an abundance of research literature concerned with various aspects of socialization and physical activity, though sporting activity has received more attention than physical education. The intention here is to raise a number of issues to provoke thought and perhaps direct attention to growing concerns about the future of physical education, for whilst for some it is regarded as the “womb” of sport, if current world - wide trends continue, there will be no physical education through which socialization can occur. That is why the redefinition of concepts of physical education together with a reconstruction of physical education present challenges, which can only serve to improve the status, state and quality of the service to be delivered and so contribute to extend opportunities for engagement in physical activity to alč cultural and subcultural groups over the full life span as well as in all institutional and wider societal communities over the four points of the compass.
Keywords
physical education, sporting activity, socialization, trends
Hrčak ID:
255847
URI
Publication date:
15.4.1997.
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