Social Determinants of the Physical Education System |
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| Authors: | Hal A Lawson |
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| Institution: | 1. Social Welfare, SUNY, University at Albany, Albany, New Yorkhlawson@albany.edu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2664-4782 |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThe physical education (PE) system is a consequential social determinant of pediatric health and well-being. Granting selective achievements, sub-optimal PE outcomes for school-aged children as well as teachers necessitate improvement models and redesign initiatives. This agenda depends on knowledge about the malleable social determinants of the PE system, particularly social-institutional reproduction dynamics, occupational socialization, and public policy. Theoretical propositions and their corollaries lend structure to discipline-specific and interdisciplinary research and development agendas. Pediatric researchers from Kinesiology and Public Health are essential contributors, particularly as social-ecological models gain traction, physical activity discourses replace PE’s, and interest resides in whether and how children’s participation extends beyond schools and stretches into adulthood. |
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| Keywords: | Physical education kinesiology public health social determinants research and development public policy |
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