contemporary issues 25.02.2011 10:56 Uhr Seite 1 Contemporary Issues in Physical Education: International Perspectives contemporary issues 25.02.2011 10:56 Uhr Seite 2 contemporary issues 25.02.2011 10:56 Uhr Seite 3 Ken Hardman and Ken Green (eds.) CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Meyer & Meyer Sport contemporary issues 25.02.2011 10:56 Uhr Seite 4 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Contemporary Issues in Physical Education: International Perspectives Maidenhead: Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd., 2011 ISBN 978-1-84126-312-0 All rights reserved, especially the right to copy and distribute, including the translation rights. No part of this work may be reproduced— including by photocopy, microfilm or any other means— processed, stored electronically, copied or distributed in any form whatsoever without the written permission of the publisher. © 2011 by Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd. Auckland, Beirut, Budapest, Cairo, Cape Town, Dubai, Indianapolis, Kindberg, Maidenhead, Sydney, Olten, Singapore, Tehran, Toronto Cover Design: Sabine Groten, Germany Cover Photo: © fotolia/anson tsui Member of the World Sport Publishers' Association (WSPA) www.w-s-p-a.org Printed and bound by: Beltz Druckpartner GmbH & Co. KG, Germany ISBN 978-1-84126-312-0 E-Mail:
[email protected] www.m-m-sports.com contemporary issues 25.02.2011 10:56 Uhr Seite 5 Contents CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Ken Hardman and Ken Green Chapter 1 Global Issues in the Situation of Physical Education in Schools . . . . . . .11 Ken Hardman Chapter 2 Claims and Reality: An Empirical Study on the Situation of School Physical Education in Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Wolf-Dietrich Brettschneider and Hans Peter Brandl-Bredenbeck Chapter 3 The Importance of Research-based Evidence for Political Decisions on Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Marjeta Kovac, ˘