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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960184803321

Titolo

Gender and physical education : contemporary issues and future directions / / edited by Dawn Penney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-56332-9

1-134-56333-7

0-203-24490-7

1-280-40405-1

0-203-46888-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PenneyDawn <1966->

Disciplina

613.7/071

Soggetti

Physical education and training - Social aspects

Sexism in education

Gender identity in education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Talking Gender -- 3. Physical Education: A Gendered History -- 4. Difference Matters: Sexuality and Physical Education -- 5. Muslim Women in Teacher Training: Issues of Gender -- 6. Gender Positioning as Pedagogical Practice in Teaching Physical Education -- 7. Gendered Policies -- 8. Gender, Health and Physical Education -- 9. Understanding Girls' Experience of Physical Education: Relational Analysis and Situated Learning -- 10. Gender Equality and Physical Education: A USA Perspective -- 11. Physical Education Teacher Education: Sites of Progress or Resistance -- 12. Extending Agendas: Physical Culture Research for the Twenty First Century.

Sommario/riassunto

The book challenges our understandings of gender, equity and identity in PE, establishing a conceptual and historical foundation for the issue, as well as presenting a wealth of original research material.