Politics, policy, and practice in physical education / Dawn Penney and John Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Penney, Dawn, 1966-

Contributor:

Evans, John, 1952 October 16-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical education and training--Curricula--England.

Physical education and training.

Physical education and training--Curricula--Wales.

Physical education and training--Political aspects--England.

Physical education and training--Political aspects--Wales.

Curriculum planning--England.

Curriculum planning.

Curriculum planning--Wales.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using the example and context of Physical Education, a particularly vivid and comprehensive illustration is provided of the processes involved in the development of the National Curriculum for Physical Education in England and Wales between 1988-1995.The authors draw upon the extensive research to provide an analysis, description and critique of the direct and indirect influences of central government, local education authorities, schools, departments and teachers in the development of policy and practice in Physical Education. The highly political nature of policy developments in educatio

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Preface: about this book; Introduction: background to the policy game; Policy matters; Politics and policy: making a National Curriculum for Physical Education; Stopping the slippage and redirecting the play; Controlling the mid-field? Local government in the policy process; Policy in practice; Power in the policy game; Politics, policy and progress in physical education; Appendix A: Outline of research sites and methods; Appendix B: Local Education Authority documentation; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-151) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-81454-6

1-280-11008-2

0-203-47693-X

9780203476932

OCLC:

437078783