{"product_id":"girls-gender-and-physical-education-an-activist-approach-paperback","title":"Girls, Gender and Physical Education: An Activist Approach - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKimberly L. Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Kirk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerfully argued and progressive study, Kimberly Oliver and David Kirk call for a radical reconstruction of the teaching of physical education for girls. Despite forty years of theorization and practical intervention, girls are still disengaging from physical education, dropping out of physical activity, and suffering negative consequences in terms of their health and well-being as a result. This book challenges the conventional narrative that girls are somehow to blame for this disengagement, and instead identifies important new ways of working with girls, developing a new pedagogical model for 'girl-friendly' physical education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book locates our understanding of the experiences of girls in physical education in the broader context of young people's multifaceted engagements with popular physical culture. Adopting an activist perspective, it outlines a programme of action informed by principled pragmatism and based on four critical elements: student-centred pedagogy; critical study of embodiment; inquiry-based physical education centred-in-action, and listening and responding to girls over time. It explores the implications of this new thinking for teaching, research, PETE and policy, and outlines a future agenda for work in this area. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a profound theoretical critique of contemporary research and practice, as well as a new programme of action, \u003ci\u003eGirls, Gender and Physical Education \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for all researchers, advanced students and practitioners with an interest in the issues of gender, equity and inclusion in physical education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberly L. Oliver\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Physical Education Teacher Education in the Department of Kinesiology and Dance at New Mexico State University, USA where she directs the Physical Education Teacher Education Program. Working in the traditions of feminist, critical and activist research and pedagogies, her interest is in learning how teachers can assist girls in exploring, critiquing, and transforming personal and cultural barriers that limit their health and physical activity opportunities. More recently, Oliver has moved into studying the impact that a field-based, student-centered and inquiry-oriented methods course has on pre-service teachers' abilities to be student-centered physical educators. She has published widely in both physical education and general education journals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Kirk\u003c\/strong\u003e is currently Professor and Head of the School of Education at the University of Strathclyde, UK. He is an educational researcher with teaching and research interests in educational innovation, curriculum history, and physical education and sport pedagogy. Kirk is founding editor of the peer reviewed journal P\u003cem\u003ehysical Education and Sport Pedagogy \u003c\/em\u003e(Routledge) and editor of the book series \u003cem\u003eRoutledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport\u003c\/em\u003e. He has previously held academic appointments at universities in England, Australia, Ireland and Belgium and is currently Honorary Professor of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia. He has published widely on physical education and sport pedagogy and published \u003cem\u003ePhysical Education Futures\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge) in 2010\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487360532658,"sku":"9781138705142","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b2fc113261685a46306f811d888a0145.webp?v=1779331535","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/girls-gender-and-physical-education-an-activist-approach-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}