Sport, Physical Education, and Social Justice: Religious, Sociological, Psychological, and Capability Perspectives - Paperback

by Nick J. Watson (Editor), Grant Jarvie (Editor), Andrew Parker (Editor)

This interdisciplinary collection explores the nexus of social justice and sport to consider how sport and physical education can serve as a unique point of commonality in an era of religious, political, economic, and cultural polarity.

Originally published as a special issue of Quest, Sport, Physical Education, and Social Justice offers timely theoretical perspectives from the fields of theology, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. The volume demonstrates the multiple ways in which sport can be used to overcome inequalities and marginalization relating to gender, race, disability, religion, and sexuality, and posits sports education as a powerful mechanism for addressing school-based issues including bullying, racism, and citizenship education. Truly international in scope, the text includes contributions from scholars addressing issues in both formal and informal sports education settings, communities, and locales.

Sport, Physical Education and Social Justice will be of interest to researchers, scholars, policy makers and advocates in the fields of education, psychology, sociology, and religious studies.

Author Biography

Nick J. Watson is Chief Operating Officer, Archbishop of York Youth Trust, UK

Grant Jarvie is Chair of Sport and Director of the Academy of Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Andrew Parker is Professor of Sports Ministry at Ridley Hall Theological College, Cambridge, UK.