Gendered pedagogy in senior secondary physical education curriculum enactment

Authors

Christopher Clark, Edith Cowan University
Dawn Penney, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Rachael Whittle
Andrew Jones, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Author Identifier

Dawn Penney

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2000-8953

Andrew Jones

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1085-2915

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education

Volume

15

Issue

3

First Page

305

Last Page

323

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

School

School of Education

RAS ID

60356

Comments

Clark, C., Penney, D., Whittle, R., & Jones, A. (2023). Gendered pedagogy in senior secondary physical education curriculum enactment. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 15(3), 305-323. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742981.2023.2252798

Abstract

Arnold’s dimensions of movement (1979) and Wilcox’s embodied ways of knowing (2009) informed case study research which explored the influence of gender(ed) movement-based pedagogy and associated equity issues in Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Physical Education (PE). VCE PE teachers from three schools provided documentation (course, unit, lesson plans, resources, assessment materials) and semi-structured interviews to investigate how teachers used movement and the role gender plays in influencing decisions and approaches relating to movement-based pedagogy. Gender discourses were evident in teachers’ decisions regarding the types of movement experiences included in VCE PE, pedagogical approaches and assessment contexts. Issues of safety were linked to gendered assumptions about learners. Movement is a central tenet of senior secondary PE, yet movement-based pedagogy needs to be more responsive to the needs of all students to ensure equity in students’ movement and learning experiences and to positively reflect gender diversity of student cohorts.

DOI

10.1080/25742981.2023.2252798

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