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      Physical education in primary schools: holding on to the past or heading for a different future?

      Petrie, Kirsten Culhane
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      Petrie, K. (2008). Physical education in primary schools: holding on to the past or heading for a different future? Journal of Physical Education New Zealand, 41(3), 67-80.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3420
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      This paper reports on research undertaken by Pétrie, jones, and McKlm (2007)' during 2006, as part of a Ministry of Education funded evaluation ofthe Impacts of professional learning on currlcular and co-currlcular physical activity. While the evaluative research explored physical activity In the broadest sense, this paper concentrates specifically on the aspect ofthe research that focussed on physical education [PEj as a curriculum subject. The paper provides a snapshot of how PE ¡s understood and practised by generallst teachers In ten primary schools. It then identifies some of the factors that contribute to interpretations and delivery of PE, and Issues that need to be addressed If PE is to move beyond the past and towards an alternative future.
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      2008
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      Journal Article
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      Physical Education New Zealand
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      This article has been published in the journal: Journal of Physical Education New Zealand. Used with permission.
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