Understanding Primary Physical Education
About this ebook
The book goes beyond everyday teaching practice at an operational level to encourage students, trainee teachers and researchers to develop a critical understanding of policy, process and practice in primary physical education. By rooting everyday documents and everyday issues in a broader, connected educational and developmental landscape, this book challenges casual assumptions and encourages a better, more thoughtful teaching practice. It is an essential companion for any degree level course in primary physical education.
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About the author
Gerald Griggs is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Sports Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Gerald trained as a primary teacher specializing in Physical Education before teaching in primary schools in the UK. Since moving into Higher Education he has published and presented widely on primary Physical Education and the sociology of sport.
