Politics, Policy And Practice In Physical Education

Politics, Policy and Practice in Physical Education Politics, Policy and Practice in Physical Education Dawn Penney and John Evans E & FN SPON An imprint of Routledge London and New York First published 1999 by E & FN Spon, an imprint of Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002. © 1999 Dawn Penney and John Evans The right of Dawn Penney and John Evans to be identified as the Authors of this Work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Penney, Dawn, 1966– Politics, policy, and practice in physical education/Dawn Penney and John Evans. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Physical education and training—England—Curriculum. 2. Physical education and training—Wales—Curriculum. 3. Physical education and training—Political aspects—England. 4. Physical education and training—Political aspects—Wales. 5. Curriculum planning—England. 6. Curriculum planning—Wales I. Evans, John, 1952 Oct. 16– . II. Title. GV363.P45 1999 613.7′071′042–dc21 98-38800 CIP ISBN 0-203-47693-X Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-78517-7 (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 0-419-21950-1 (Print Edition) Contents Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Preface: about this book vii ix xi 1 Introduction: background to the policy game 1 2 Policy matters 18 3 Politics and policy: making a National Curriculum for Physical Education 32 4 Stopping the slippage and redirecting the play 47 5 Controlling the mid-field? Local government in the policy process 72 6 Policy in practice 92 7 Power in the policy game 111 8 Politics, policy and progress in physical education 124 Appendix A: Outline of research sites and methods Appendix B: Local Education Authority documentation References Index 140 142 143 153 Acknowledgements The research on which this book draws has been the subject of three major research grants, from