The educational benefits claimed for physical education and school sport: an academic review

Bailey, Richard; Armour, Kathleen; Kirk, David; Jess, Mike; Pickup, Ian; Sandford, Rachel; Physical Education and Sport P, BERA

doi:10.1080/02671520701809817

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The educational benefits claimed for physical education and school sport: an academic review

Published in Research Papers in Education • May 12, 2008

Authors:

Richard Bailey

Kathleen Armour

David Kirk

Abstract

This academic review critically examines the theoretical and empirical bases of claims made for the educational benefits of physical education and school sport (PESS). An historical overview of the development of PESS points to the origins of claims made in four broad domains: physical, social, affe...

Subject

Physical education

Psychology

Mathematics education

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