Part 1: The A to Zs of teaching for social justice in HPE

By
Alan Ovens
May 6, 2024
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Alan Ovens
Associate Professor, Sport, Health and Physical Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand

The A–Z of Social Justice through Physical Education

This paper proposes a range of starting point for focussing on issues of equity, diversity and social justice through teaching in Health and Physical Education

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Lynch, S., Sutherland, S. & Jennifer Walton-Fisette, J.(2020) The A–Z of Social Justice Physical Education: Part 1, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance,
91(4), 8-13, DOI: 10.1080/07303084.2020.1724500

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