Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce Research and Development by Lawson, Hal A.; Jones, Emily M.; Richards, Kevin Andrew;

Short 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.

Long 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.

Table of Contents:

PART I

Setting the Agenda: Priorities for Collective Action and Future Work

HAL A. LAWSON, KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS AND EMILY M. JONES

KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS, EMILY M. JONES AND HAL A. LAWSON

HAL A. LAWSON, EMILY M. JONES AND KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS

JENNIFER L. WALTON‐FISETTE, MICHAEL A. HEMPHILL AND SUE SUTHERLAND

EMILY M. JONES, KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS AND HAL A. LAWSON

Global Perspectives on PESP Workforce Priorities and Innovations

JOHN WILLIAMS, SUE WHATMAN, CASEY PETER MAINSBRIDGE AND EMMA POTTER

KASPER SALIN AND MATTI PIETILÄ

ANTONIO CALDERÓN, BRENDAN O’KEEFFE, MARTINA FINNERAN, MIKE CAREY AND ELAINE MURTAGH

OKSEON LEE, YOUNGJOON KIM AND SEUNGHYEON OH

JAVIER FERNANDEZ‐RIO, DAVID DIAZ‐TEJERINA, PABLO URIA‐VALLE AND JORGE LAFUENTE

Reflections and Future Directions in Workforce Development

PHILLIP WARD, FATIH DERVENT, ERHAN DEVRILMEZ, YAOHUI HE, PETER ISERBYT, INSOOK KIM, BOMNA KO, JOSÉ A. SANTIAGO, EMI TSUDA, XIAOZAN WANG AND XIUYE XIE

DOUNE MACDONALD AND LOUISE McCUAIG

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HAL A. LAWSON, EMILY M. JONES AND KEVIN ANDREW RICHARDS