Gender And Physical Education: Contemporary Issues And Future Directions

Gender and Physical Education Gender and Physical Education offers a critical and comprehensive commentary on issues relating to gender in the context of physical education in schools and in teacher training. The book challenges our understandings of gender, equity and identity in physical education, establishing a conceptual and historical foundation for the issue, as well as presenting a wealth of original research material. The book delivers a critical analysis of the progress and shortcomings of contemporary policies and practice in physical education as they relate to gender, and reflects on the similarities and differences between developments in the UK, US and Australia. It also offers new frameworks for research, policy and practice with a view to advancing gender equity, and addresses the roles that teachers, educators and policy-makers can play in challenging existing inequalities. Gender and Physical Education is an important text for students and lecturers in education, teacher educators and providers of continuing professional development in physical education, and anybody concerned with gender issues in education, physical education or sport. Dawn Penney is Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Physical Education, Sports Science and Recreation Management at the University of Loughborough. She is co-author of Politics, Policy and Practice in Physical Education (also published by Routledge). Gender and Physical Education Contemporary issues and future directions Edited by Dawn Penney London and New York First published 2002 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 3EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003. © 2002 Dawn Penney for selection and editorial matter; individual contributors for their contribution 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. 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 Gender and physical education: contemporary issues and future directions/edited by Dawn Penney. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Physical education and training—Social aspects. 2. Sexism in education. 3. Gender identity in education. I. Penney, Dawn, 1966– GV342.27 .G46 2002 613.7'071–dc21 2001048673 ISBN 0-203-46888-0 Master e-book ISBN ISBN