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Foreword to the Issue
Earle F. Zeigler, Ph.D., D. Sc., LL.D. retired from the University of Western Ontario in 1989. Additionally, he is a past president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, honorary past president of the North American Society for Sport Management, and was president of American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Since 1948, Zeigler has published over 50 books and monographs and 430 articles in five sub-disciplinary and sub-professional areas within the fields of philosophy, history, management theory and practice, comparative and international aspects, and professional preparation. He is also the namesake for the prestigious Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award given yearly by the North American Society for Sport Management
How Sport and Physical Activity Education Could Contribute to Human Survival
Sport and related physical activity education are not being employed in the best possible ways in the developed world because the decision-makers in society donât truly understand the situation. Illogically, people of all ages in the developed world are not getting sufficient physical activity, whereas those in the undeveloped world are getting too much! In addition, the author questions the vast overemphasis on highly competitive sport at the various levels including the Olympic Games. Further, the situation for the majority of âspecial-needsâ people is poor including those who are exploited by sport competition overemphasis. Six different types of selected competencies are recommended for all children and youth within the educational-system experience. Finally, the author asks five specific questions that should be considered as we seek to improve the overall situation.Keywords: sport and physical activity education, memes, the Olympic Game
BRINGING THE KNOWLEDGE COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EDUCATION (INCLUDING SPORT) TO THE PRACTICING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EDUCATOR
The field of physical (activity) and health education, or whatever it is called in any one of the worldâs
countries, has undergone a âdeterminedâ but often âconfusedâ development in the 20th century. After
Sputnik went up in 1957, the field sought help from a variety of disciplines (e.g., kinesiology) and
professions (e.g., management) in an attempt to truly define itself. Building on what Arthur Steinhaus
(George Williams College) stated were its four âprincipal principlesâ in the early 1950s, the author
asserts that some 14 âprincipal principlesâ of the field can now be affirmed. Searching for consensus,
a proposed taxonomy for âdevelopmental physical activity in exercise, sport, and physical recreationâ
is offered here for consideration as the field moves along in the 21st century. The author argues that
the field also needs to make available to the professional practitioner a computerized inventory of
generalizations that represents a distillation of the fieldâs scientific and scholarly literature
Poor, Old âPhysical Educationâ
The field of physical activity (and related) health) education (âpoor, old âPEââ) needs to assert its "will to win" more vigorously then ever before. Scholarly and scientific investigation of the past 60 years since Sputnik was launched in 1957 has identified a wide variety of findings proving that a quality program can provide highly important benefits to the growing child and youth. Societal developments, including other curricular demands, have undoubtedly created uneasiness within the overall field of education. In North America the time and attention devoted to the relatively few involved in external highly competitive sport for the few has been a negative factor. At the same time intramural athletics for the large majority of children and youth has not been available to the extent it should be. There is now doubt as to the fieldâs ability to achieve high status within education. Therefore, we must pledge ourselves to make still greater efforts to become vibrant and stirring through absolute dedication and commitment in our professional endeavors. Ours is a high calling since we seek to improve the quality of life for all people on earth through the finest type of human motor performance in exercise, sport, and related expressive movement
How Sport and Physical Activity Education Could Contribute to Human Survival
Sport and related physical activity education are not being employed in the best possible ways in the developed world because the decision-makers in society donât truly understand the situation. Illogically, people of all ages in the developed world are not getting sufficient physical activity, whereas those in the undeveloped world are getting too much! In addition, the author questions the vast overemphasis on highly competitive sport at the various levels including the Olympic Games. Further, the situation for the majority of âspecial-needsâ people is poor including those who are exploited by sport competition overemphasis. Six different types of selected competencies are recommended for all children and youth within the educational-system experience. Finally, the author asks five specific questions that should be considered as we seek to improve the overall situation.
Keywords: sport and physical activity education, memes, the Olympic Game
Fostering Physical Activity Values in the World of the Future
The author argues that we are using human physical activity well in some ways, but that we are also abusing it badly in others! In the case of competitive sport, he believes that we gradually and increasingly abused it over the course of the twentieth century. However, he is not against sport! He is arguing that, employed properly and correctly, sportâas one of a number of vital social forces (e.g., nationalism, ecology)âcould contribute to the improvement of the current situation in human health enormously. Additionally, in the case of related physical activity (i.e., regular exercise or âphysical activity educationâ) in the developed world, he believes humans are too often âabusing it by first not understanding it, and then by not using it more intelligentlyâ! (Ironically, in the âundeveloped world,â people often get too much âexerciseâ just to stay alive!) Moreover, he believes that the active use of competitive sport worldwide to promote what have been called moral valuesâtraits or attributes leading to world peace and good will-as opposed to so-called socio-instrumental or material values-are overly self-serving. This would tend to create a social force of such strength and power that humankind might be helped as it confronts the social and physical devastation looming ahead
Poor, Old âPhysical Educationâ
The field of physical activity (and related) health) education (âpoor, old âPEââ) needs to assert its "will to win" more vigorously then ever before. Scholarly and scientific investigation of the past 60 years since Sputnik was launched in 1957 has identified a wide variety of findings proving that a quality program can provide highly important benefits to the growing child and youth. Societal developments, including other curricular demands, have undoubtedly created uneasiness within the overall field of education. In North America the time and attention devoted to the relatively few involved in external highly competitive sport for the few has been a negative factor. At the same time intramural athletics for the large majority of children and youth has not been available to the extent it should be. There is now doubt as to the fieldâs ability to achieve high status within education. Therefore, we must pledge ourselves to make still greater efforts to become vibrant and stirring through absolute dedication and commitment in our professional endeavors. Ours is a high calling since we seek to improve the quality of life for all people on earth through the finest type of human motor performance in exercise, sport, and related expressive movement
How âPEâ or âPhysical Activity Educationâ Should React to the Arrival of the Discipline: Kinesiology
Throughout human history a sort of mind-body-spirit âtrichotomyâ developed with âaffairs of the bodyâ having the lowest status.. A subject-matter termed âphysical educationâ was finally introduced to America in the late 1800s by âphysical activity enthusiastsâ from European lands. Down through the twentieth century, physical education spawned a variety of other fields within education (e.g., health education). However, unprecedented confusion has prevailed since the question of âdisciplinary statusâ for the field arose about 60 years ago. A disciplinary title, âkinesiologyâ, was to be substituted for that of physical (activity) education at the university level, a term used only for one course originally taught in the curriculum in the early 20th century. Whatever develops, those âkinesiologistsâ serving the field of education should understand that their mission is to work as physical activity and health educators with ALL of the children in the schools
Fostering Physical Activity Values in the World of the Future
The author argues that we are using human physical activity well in some ways, but that we are also abusing it badly in others! In the case of competitive sport, he believes that we gradually and increasingly abused it over the course of the twentieth century. However, he is not against sport! He is arguing that, employed properly and correctly, sportâas one of a number of vital social forces (e.g., nationalism, ecology)âcould contribute to the improvement of the current situation in human health enormously. Additionally, in the case of related physical activity (i.e., regular exercise or âphysical activity educationâ) in the developed world, he believes humans are too often âabusing it by first not understanding it, and then by not using it more intelligentlyâ! (Ironically, in the âundeveloped world,â people often get too much âexerciseâ just to stay alive!) Moreover, he believes that the active use of competitive sport worldwide to promote what have been called moral valuesâtraits or attributes leading to world peace and good will-as opposed to so-called socio-instrumental or material values-are overly self-serving. This would tend to create a social force of such strength and power that humankind might be helped as it confronts the social and physical devastation looming ahead.
Poor, Old âPhysical Educationâ
The field of physical activity (and related) health) education (âpoor, old âPEââ) needs to assert its "will to win" more vigorously then ever before. Scholarly and scientific investigation of the past 60 years since Sputnik was launched in 1957 has identified a wide variety of findings proving that a quality program can provide highly important benefits to the growing child and youth. Societal developments, including other curricular demands, have undoubtedly created uneasiness within the overall field of education. In North America the time and attention devoted to the relatively few involved in external highly competitive sport for the few has been a negative factor. At the same time intramural athletics for the large majority of children and youth has not been available to the extent it should be. There is now doubt as to the fieldâs ability to achieve high status within education. Therefore, we must pledge ourselves to make still greater efforts to become vibrant and stirring through absolute dedication and commitment in our professional endeavors. Ours is a high calling since we seek to improve the quality of life for all people on earth through the finest type of human motor performance in exercise, sport, and related expressive movement