Category: Physical Education

Imagine being an elementary student who is told that they will no longer have recess or physical education. Instead, that time will be devoted to more time in the classroom. If you are like me, this news would be crushing as recess and physical education were the highlight of my school day. Schools are now…

Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play, children learn how to learn. Says O. Fred Donaldson. Donaldson has a PH. D in his ongoing researching the use of play with children. Physical Education helps develop; knowledge, behaviors, and motor skills. It has been suggested that physical education in schools is pointless and a…

Introduction This Path Finder with annotated bibliography is intended to assist students in acquiring information properly on the History and development of Physical Education & Sport. The intent of a pathfinder is to acquire and display information from different creditable sources namely, online library books and journals as well as hard copies from your local…

Figueroa’s Framework is a device used to explore the issues encompassing access, uniformity and value in sport and physical activity. It comprises of 5 distinct levels being, Individual, Interpersonal, Institutional, Structural and Cultural. Each level inside the system team up and cooperate to shape the general impact. This model/system demonstrates the various capacities that fortify,…

Introduction We are in critical point in history where there are more children being inactive due to digitalisation. Research by (Kohl et al., 2012) states that, physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Thus, Physical Education (PE) and Youth Sport (YS) are an essential part of a schools curriculum in shaping todays…

Introduction P.E is currently compulsory from the age of 7 up to 16 within the Welsh Curriculum (Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), 2008), but it can often be seen as a waste of time and money in a schools timetable when the effects arent as vocalised compared to other aspects of a school, and especially when…

Introduction To provide a clear context for this assignment, the focus will be on the question How are the changing values and visions of Physical Education reflected within new curricula?. To answer this question, there will be a clear outline as to what curriculum is, a view on why it needs to be considered and…

Chances are you have participated in or watched sports sometime in the past month the past week or maybe even today. Have you ever wondered why people are interested in sports? Why do people participate in and watch sports when there are seemingly more important things to pursue (e.g., working, caring for family, serving in…

Reflective practice is a method of looking back on your own experiences and looking at the positives (what work well) and the negatives (what didnt go as well). It is an opportunity to develop sessions/skills and make yourself an overall more professional and top-level Physical Educator. Through reflection, we are able to improve the quality…

Olympic Games and its values were the most influential sporting phenomenon in western civilization, impacting in the development of democracy and health. The cult of physical effort in harmony is one of the numerous ideas inherent to olympic education. The purpose of this work was to investigate the basic knowledge of university students of physical…