A health(y) subject? Examining discourses of health in physical education curricula across the UK

• Published in: British educational research journal Vol. 48; no. 6; pp. 1161 - 1182
• Main Authors: Gray, Shirley, Hooper, Oliver, Hardley, Stephanie, Sandford, Rachel, Aldous, David, Stirrup, Julie, Carse, Nicola, Bryant, Anna S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley 01.12.2022; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Core curriculum; Critical discourse analysis; Curricula; Curriculum; Discourse Analysis; Discourses; Education; Foreign Countries; Health; Health behavior; Health care; Health Education; Health promotion; Health status; Landscape; Physical activity; Physical Activity Level; Physical Education; Physical Education Teachers; Public Health; Scrutiny; Students; Teachers; Well Being; Youth; United Kingdom (Wales); United Kingdom; United Kingdom (Scotland); United Kingdom (Northern Ireland); United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom > UK; England

In this paper, we present the findings from our critical analysis of the health discourses evident with physical education (PE) curricula in each UK home nation—England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We carried out a critical discourse analysis of those curriculum documents that talk directl...