Loughborough University
Browse
Final QUEST paper 2012.pdf (359.21 kB)

Making the case for developing new ‘PE-for-Health’ pedagogies

Download (359.21 kB)
journal contribution
posted on 2012-12-06, 13:22 authored by Kathleen Armour, Jo Harris
This paper argues for a new direction in research on health education within physical education (PE). Governments are increasingly looking to schools as a convenient form of public health investment. PE is implicated in health because of its core focus on physical activity, but there is little evidence to suggest that PE improves health outcomes. Moreover, although there has been interest in health-focussed curriculum activities and interventions, there has been a surprising silence around the pedagogies to be used in the health dimension of PE practices. This paper critically reviews claims made about the role of PE in public health, and considers how health has been conceptualised in PE over time. The professional development needs of PE teachers in health are examined, and it is argued that the development of new, complex, evidence-based and personalised ‘PE-for-health’ pedagogies is the next major step to be taken in PE research.

History

School

  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Citation

ARMOUR, K. and HARRIS, J., 2013. Making the case for developing new ‘PE-for-Health’ pedagogies. Quest, 65 (20), pp. 201-219.

Publisher

© Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2013

Notes

This article was published in the journal, Quest [© Taylor & Francis (Routledge)and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2013.773531

ISSN

0033-6297

Language

  • en