Tag: James Vaughan

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).

Roberts, Whigham, Culvin & Parnell’s edited collection Critical Issues in Football: A Sociological Analysis of the Beautiful Game (Routledge) sheds critical new light on key issues in contemporary football, with each chapter using a different theoretical lens. This leads our reviewer Arve Hjelseth to commending the inclusion of major sociological thinkers, but also to the conclusion that the book, which he considers a useful addition to the critical study of football, is not ‘a sociological analysis’ but rather many analyses. And that’s football for you.

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: Didactic sensitivity to children and place: a contribution to outdoor education cultures by Jostein Rønning Sanderud, Kirsti Pedersen Gurholt & Vegard Fusche Moe.