Inclusive Physical Education Around the World Origins, Cultures, Practices

Inclusive Physical Education Around the World is the first book to survey inclusive physical education worldwide, to examine the history of inclusive physical education across different regions, and to compare their policy, practice and educational cultures.

Featuring the work of leading researchers from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America, the book provides a unique interdisciplinary contribution to the fields of physical education, history and pedagogy. It provides readers with information on the origins and historical development of inclusion in schools and teaches them about different ways that inclusive physical education has grown and is implemented in different countries.

Thisis essential reading for anybody with an interest in physical education, disability sport, adapted physical activity, special educational needs (SEN) teaching or social justice in education. It is a vital resource for postgraduates, researchers and academics who are interested in studies on inclusion and heterogeneity, as well as sport and cultural historians, physical education teachers and students.

Introduction: Why read another book on inclusive physical education?, Part I: Origins, 1. History of Inclusive Physical Education in North America, 2. History of Inclusive Physical Education in South America, 3. History of Inclusive Physical Education in Western and Northern Europe, 4. History of Inclusive Physical Education in Eastern and Central Europe, 5. History of Inclusive Physical Education in the Middle East, 6. History of Inclusive Physical Education in Asia, 7. History of Inclusive Physical Education in Africa, 8. History of Inclusive Physical Education in Australia, Part II: Cultures and Practices, 9. Cultural Factors Currently Affecting Inclusive Practice – North America, 10. Cultural Factors Currently Affecting Inclusive Practice – South America, 11. Cultural Factors Currently Affecting Inclusive Practice – Europe, 12. Cultural Factors Currently Affecting Inclusive Practice – Asia, 13. Cultural Factors Currently Affecting Inclusive Practice – Africa, 14. Cultural Factors Currently Affecting Inclusive Practice – Australia, Conclusions

Sandra Heck is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Institute for Applied Educational Sciences at the University of Luxembourg. As a state-certified physical education teacher she has taught students at primary, secondary and special schools and has established university courses on inclusive physical education.She holds the position of General Secretary of the International Society for the History of Sport and Physical Education (ISHPES). She is also the National Delegate for Germany in the Fédération Internationale de l’Education Physique (FIEP) and an executive board member of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE).

Martin E. Block is Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Virginia, USA, where he teaches courses in adapted physical education and motor development. He is internationally known for his work on including children with disabilities in general physical education as well as his work on programmes for children with severe disabilities. He is also Editor of the journal Palaestra, and Past-President of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity.