Sociocultural Issues in Physical Education

Edited by Sara Barnard Flory; Amy Tischler and Stephen Sanders

Sociocultural Issues in Physical Education: Case Studies for Teachers helps teachers increase their sociocultural awareness and knowledge in order to consider how students' experiences are shaped in and through physical education classes. This book is especially useful as a professional development and academic tool.

Introduction: Using Case Studies to Analyze Teaching and Learning in Physical EducationAmy TischlerChapter 1: Physical Education Curriculum in the Age of Cultural Relevance and Popular Physical Activity CultureNate McCaughtry and Erin E. CenteioChapter 2: Shifting Perspectives: Moving Boys to Move in Physical EducationAmy TischlerChapter 3: "PE Doesn't Stand for Physical education it Stands for Public Embarrassment": Voicing Experiences and Proffering Solutions to Girls' Disengagement in PEAshley Casey, Joanne Hill, and Victoria A. GoodyearChapter 4: When Boys Talk About Their Bodies: How Boys Learn "that persons useless"Michael KehlerChapter 5: Social Class and School Physical Education: Teaching 'Haves and Have-nots'Matthew D. FerryChapter 6: "Lost in Translation"Brian CulpChapter 7: The Dangers of a Single Story: Heteronormativity in Physical EducationLeanne Coll, Eimear Enright, and Mary O'SullivanChapter 8: "I'm beautiful": A Case for Adopting a Sociocultural Perspective in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE)Laura AzzaritoChapter 9: Promoting Safe Physical Activity in a Challenging EnvironmentBrian CulpChapter 10: Establishing Relationships Built on Care in Urban SchoolsSara Flory