Physical Education Pedagogies for Health

Lorraine Cale is a Professor in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy and the Director of Teacher Education at Loughborough University, UK, as well as Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Lorraine’s research centres on the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles within schools, both within and beyond the curriculum. Jo Harris is an Emeritus Professor of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, and former Director of Teacher Education at Loughborough University, UK. Jo’s research focuses on health-related learning in physical education and the promotion of active lifestyles.

1. The Role of Physical Education in Health: Expectations, Challenges and Opportunities, 2. Key Health-related Approaches, Pedagogical Principles and Learning in Physical Education, 3. Fitness Testing as a Debated and Contested PE-for-Health Practice, 4. An Introduction to New PE-for Health Pedagogies, Approaches and Models, 5. Health-based Physical Education: A Pedagogical Model in Focus, 6. The Promoting Active Lifestyles (PAL) Project: An Approach in Focus, 7. The Role of Physical Education and the Physical Education Teacher in a Digital Age, 8. Physical Education and Health: A Bright Future?