Tag: John Williams

Diego Maradona: A Socio-Cultural Study, edited by Pablo Brescia & Mariano Paz (Routledge), looks at representations of Maradona across a wide variety of media, including literature, cinema, popular music, printed and online press, and radio. Russell Holden has read this first English-language Maradona study, and he is fascinated and delighted – as an academic, as a football fan, as a Maradona admirer. He also finds that the book offers a template for the study of other major historical sporting figures.

The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society, edited by Lawrence A, Wenner (Oxford UP), features leading international scholars’ assessments of scholarly inquiry about sport and society. Divided into six sections, chapters consider dominant issues within key areas, approaches featured in inquiry, and debates needing resolution. Our reviewer is Richards Giulianotti, who edited the Sage four volume set The Sociology of Sport in 2012, and he finds that this new collection, some unnecessary omissions notwithstanding, is a welcome addition to the existing list of handbooks in the field.

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.

Soccer, a.k.a (association) football is the most popular mass spectator sport in the world. Soccer & Society is the first international journal devoted to the game of soccer, and aims to focus on the game in the context of a more global world. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Should I stay (at home) or should I go (to the stadium)? Why will some football supporters not return to the stadium after the COVID-19 pandemic in German Bundesliga? by Uwe Wilkesmann.

The purpose of JTPE is to communicate national and international research and stimulate discussion, study, and critique of teaching, teacher education, and curriculum as these fields relate to physical activity in schools and sport. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Long-Term Effects of a Movement Intervention Program for Children With Probable Developmental Coordination Disorder by Ilana Santos de Oliveira, Bárbara Coiro Spessato, Dayana da Silva Oliveira, Romulo José César Lins, Silvia Wanick Sarinho.

The purpose of JTPE is to communicate national and international research and stimulate discussion, study, and critique of teaching, teacher education, and curriculum as these fields relate to physical activity in schools and sport. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Basic Psychological Needs, Motivation, Engagement, and Disaffection in Mexican Students During Physical Education Classes by Jorge Zamarripa, René Rodríguez-Medellín, Fernándo Otero-Saborido.

CSHPE has a particular focus on social science research-based articles that make reference to other critical work in the field and/or discuss particular issues of practice-focused research within the specific professional field. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: (Non-)Diversity and cultural (re)production in physical education teacher education: a Swedish example by Håkan Larsson, Torun Mattsson & Magnus Ferry (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: Physical contact in physical education – immigrant students’ perspectives by Annica Caldeborg (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: PROBLEMS CREATED BY THE (UN)CLEAR BOUNDARIES BETWEEN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HEALTH INITIATIVES IN SCHOOLS by Jorunn Spord Borgen, Bjørg Oddrun Hallås, Knut Løndal, Kjersti Mordal Moen & Egil Galaaen Gjølme.

The purpose of JTPE is to communicate national and international research and stimulate discussion, study, and critique of teaching, teacher education, and curriculum as these fields relate to physical activity in schools, communities, higher education, and sport. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FITNESS TEST ATTRIBUTIONS: DOES BMI OR PERFORMANCE MATTER? by Summer Davis, Xihe Zhu, Justin Haegele.