This volume presents topical and trenchant thinking and current research on cultural and curricular issues in education, sport and leisure, in the light of such factors as Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT), Local Management of Schools (LMS) and the National Curriculum in Physical Education. Contributors include prominent figures in their fields - among them Margaret Talbot, John Evans, Leo Hendry and Elizabeth Murdoch - whose writing on and personal involvement in recent developments in leisure, sport and physical education will be of interest to educators, policy-makers and leisure professionals.
Recurrent themes include:
. political and policy issues surrounding the National Curriculum for Physical Education;
. the changing role of the teacher and the changing nature of of education provision;
. class, gender and ethnicity as social and cultural determinants of "client" experiences;
. the need for critical evaluation of what constitutes appropriate practice in the development and delivery of a physical education curriculum.
This collection encourages practitioners and researchers alike to continue - or begin - to explore central and continuing challenges at the heart of professional and policy debates around education, sport and leisure.