Beyond the Boundaries of Physical Education

This book sets out to celebrate physical education and sport, and by doing so, encourage the educational establishment to embrace the subject area as a vehicle for the complete development of the individual. In addition, it shows that the benefits of physical activity far outweigh the shallow claims of populous magazines - there are benefits for the individual, the community and for society as a whole. Laker contends that the importance of physical education and sport in many areas of social life has been overlooked at best, and misused at worst. Physical activity has a vast contribution to make, not only as a topic of small talk on a Monday morning, but also to the personal and social development of individuals and possibly to the well-being of the global community as a whole. This book explores the land 'beyond the boundaries of the game.' 1. Introduction 2.An Historical Perspective on the Purposes of Physical Education 3.Contemporary Physical Education: Aims, Objectives and Purposes 4.The Extent of the Affective Dimension in Physical Education 5.From Theory Into Practice: What Really Happens in Schools 6.Responsibility; Personal, Social and Moral Education: Is This Physical Education for the Millennium? 7.The 'Once and Future' Subject: Some Current Issues in Physical Education 8. Summary and Conclusion