Tag: Håkan Larsson

Håkan Larsson’s new book, Gender Performativity in Sports and Physical Education (Common Ground) explores a perspective of gender called gender "performativity," coined by Judith Butler in the early 1990s. It starts from the idea that gender is something people do rather than something they are. Karin S. Lindelöf finds Larsson’s application of Butler on sports and physical education of great interest, presenting important theoretical concepts in a comprehensible way. The book, she concludes, is political in the best academic way: aiming to promote change.

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.

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: How did we get here; a historical and social exploration of the construction of English FA coach education by Reece Chapman, Ed Cope, Dave Richardson, Martin Littlewood & Colum Cronin (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: Arriving in the body – students’ experiences of yoga based practices (YBP) in physical education teacher education (PETE) by Anna Rosén & Håkan Larsson (open access).

Håkan Larsson’s edited collection Learning Movements: New Perspectives of Movement Education (Routledge) provides a societal and epistemological background for new approaches in movement theory and practice. Gunn Helene Engelsrud’s review offers an insightful and elucidative reading, and critical points notwithstanding she concludes her review by asserting that the qualified selection of research makes the book rich and well worth studying and investigating.

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Trans* inclusion and gender equality in sport and exercise – an (im)possible equation? by Håkan Larsson & Isak Auran (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: Movement, Meaning and Matter: Understanding Skillful Action in Sport by Jim Denison.

Gary Stidder’s new book, Teaching Physical Education: Contemporary Issues for Teachers, Educators and Students (Routledge) assesses the landscape of physical education today and the issues that shape it as a curriculum subject, particularly in the era of COVID-19. In his review, Håkan Larsson commends the author’s jigsaw puzzle metaphor. The interrelationship between the pieces is well if not fully developed; however, our reviewer would have liked to see further analyses of the puzzle as a whole.

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: Exploring coping strategies in physical education. A qualitative case study by Eli-Karin Sjåstad Åsebø & Helga Synnevåg Løvoll (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: ‘She thought I was her gardener’: the life history of one Latino/Hispanic American college basketball coach by Richard F. Jowers & Matthew D. Curtner-Smith.