Sociocultural Issues in Physical Education

Sara Barnard Flory is an assistant professor in the School of Physical Education and Exercise Science at the University of South Florida. She studies the role of culture in physical education and physical activity, and she is specifically interested developing culturally competent curriculum models, school-based health initiatives, and preparing teachers for culturally diverse school settings.Stephen Sanders is professor and director of the School of Physical Education and Exercise Science at the University of South Florida. He is the author of several books related to implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculum and practice in early childhood physical activity settings.Amy Tischler is assistant professor in the Physical Education Teacher Education program at the University of Wiscosin-La Crosse. She studies how particular students and student groups are advantaged and disadvantaged in and through social practices in physical education and physical activity spaces.

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