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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Edginton, Christopher R
• Ming-Kai, Chin
• Naul, Roland
• Herring, M.C

Titel

Global Forum for Physical Education Pedagogy 2012: Recommendations for community-based networking

Ist Teil von

• Asian journal of exercise and sports science, 2013, Vol.10 (1), p.1-15

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The Global Forum for Physical Education Pedagogy (GoFPEP) was founded in 2010 as a think tank to reform and reconstruct health and physical education pedagogy. Two major international forums have been implemented: one in the United States in 2010 and a second in Germany in 2012. A third is planned for South Africa in 2014. This paper reported on the activities of GoFPEP 2012, which was held in Velen, Germany, in collaboration with the Willibald Gebhardt Research Institute. Addressing the theme of Revitalizing Health and Physical Education Through Community-Based Networking, 80 invited delegates from 50 countries focused their discussion on two major questions: (a) What innovative strategies can be employed to revitalize health and physical education pedagogy through community-based networking? (b) Can we build a global network focused on advancing health and physical education pedagogy? This study investigated what strategies might facilitate this activity. Open-ended coding was used to analyze responses from six discussion groups, and 13 core categories were established. Findings suggest three key areas for reform: Greater attention needs to be paid to linking community, physical education, and sport programs together; sharing and supporting the dissemination of technology; and changing the perception of physical education within society and the broader educational community. Verf.-Referat.