Tag: Erik Backman

The main purpose of the Journal is to provide a central point for the publication and dissemination of research and scholarship on adventure and the ‘outdoors’ as media for learning as well as recreation. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Exploring physical education teachers’ perceptions and attitudes towards digital technology in outdoor education by Andreas Isgren Karlsson, Tarja Alatalo, Gunn Nyberg & Erik Backman (open access).

The main purpose of the Journal is to provide a central point for the publication and dissemination of research and scholarship on adventure and the ‘outdoors’ as media for learning as well as recreation. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Returning to the river: the salutogenic model as a theory to explore the relation between outdoor activities and health by Mikael Quennerstedt, Erik Backman & Jonas Mikaels (open access).

Sport, Education and Society encourages contributions from social scientists and educationalists studying the relationships between pedagogy, ‘the body’ and society, The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Structuring play in physical education by Sondre Sæther, Jorunn Spord Borgen & Petter Erik Leirhaug (open access).

Sedan historikern Jan Lindroth disputerade med sin avhandling om idrotten som folkrörelse 1974 har det gått ett halvt sekel, och således firar svensk idrottsforskning sitt femtioårsjubileum 2024. Under perioden har idrottsvetenskap vuxit fram som ett nytt utbildnings-, forsknings- och forskarutbildningsämne. Idag finns det idrottsvetenskapliga institutioner eller motsvarande vid tio lärosäten, och fem av dem har forskarutbildning. Forskningsämnena, som från början var pedagogik, historia och psykologi, omfattar idag över trettio olika ämnesdiscipliner.

The purpose of PESP is to provide a forum for high quality educational research for a national and international readership. We intend this research to have a high impact on both policy and practice. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: How ball games experts legitimate ball games knowledge within Swedish physical education teacher education by J. Mustell, S. Geidne & D. Barker (open access).

In Sport, Performance and Sustainability, an open access volume edited by Svensson, Backman, Hedenborg & Sörlin (Routledge), the authors examine the logic of ‘faster, higher, and stronger’ and the technoscientific revolution behind the tremendous growth in sport performance over the last 100 years. Our reviewer Benjamin Mole commends the choice of Guttmann’s sportification concept as the starting point and finds much in the analyses to appreciate. Some critical observations notwithstanding, he hails the book for moving the discussion of sporting logics forward.

Sport, Education and Society encourages contributions from social scientists and educationalists studying the relationships between pedagogy, ‘the body’ and society, The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Moving online in physical education teacher education by Gunn Nyberg, Erik Backman & Richard Tinning (open access).

Sport, Education and Society encourages contributions from social scientists and educationalists studying the relationships between pedagogy, ‘the body’ and society, The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Where does environmental sustainability fit in the changing landscapes of outdoor sports? An analysis of logics of practice in artificial sport landscapes by Erik Backman & Daniel Svensson (open access).

The purpose of PESP is to provide a forum for high quality educational research for a national and international readership. We intend this research to have a high impact on both policy and practice. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: How does physical education teacher education matter? A methodological approach to understanding transitions from PETE to school physical education by Erik Backman, Björn Tolgfors, Gunn Nyberg & Michael Quennerstedt (open access).

Quest is the official journal of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE). It is the leading journal for interdisciplinary scholarship for professionals in kinesiology in higher education. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Operationalizing a Physical Education Workforce Research and Development Agenda by Emily M. Jones, Hal A. Lawson & Kevin Andrew Richards.