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Understanding the Interpretation and Implementation of Social and Emotional Learning in Physical Education
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Wright, Paul M.; Gray, Shirley; Richards, K. Andrew R. – Curriculum Journal, 2021
Social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies such as self-management and relationship skills are associated with positive outcomes for youth. Therefore, educational policies in many countries emphasise the integration of these competencies throughout the curriculum and specifically in physical education (PE). However, little research has…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Physical Education, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Curriculum for Excellence Implementation in Four Scottish Secondary School Case Studies
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Hardley, Stephanie; Gray, Shirley; McQuillan, Ruth – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2021
Improving the health and wellbeing (HWB) of children and young people has become a policy priority due to perceptions of decreased mental health and academic outcomes. This interest is seen in the Scottish education policy, Curriculum for Excellence (CfE); however, ambiguity around the term 'wellbeing' may hinder successful curriculum enactment.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Child Health, Educational Policy
Enabling Curriculum Change in Physical Education: The Interplay between Policy Constructors and Practitioners
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MacLean, Justine; Mulholland, Rosemary; Gray, Shirley; Horrell, Andrew – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: Curriculum for Excellence, a new national policy initiative in Scottish Schools, provides a unified curricular framework for children aged 3-18. Within this framework, Physical Education (PE) now forms part of a collective alongside physical activity and sport, subsumed by the newly created curriculum area of "Health and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Physical Education within the Scottish Context: A Matter of Policy
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Gray, Shirley; MacLean, Justine; Mulholland, Rosemary – European Physical Education Review, 2012
In 2010, schools in Scotland implemented a new curriculum, a Curriculum for Excellence, and for physical education (PE), this represented a move from the "Expressive Arts" to "Health and Wellbeing" (HWB). To understand this new position, we explored the thoughts of those who were directly involved in the construction of the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Foreign Countries