Precarity, Critical Pedagogy and Physical Education by David ... - 9780367345129

Taylor & Francis

Precarity, Critical Pedagogy and Physical EducationAuthor(s): David Kirk\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367345129, 978-0367345129\nSynopsis\nThis unflinching analysis explains the nature of precarity and its detrimental effects on the health and wellbeing of young people. It exposes physical educators unpreparedness to provide inclusive, fair and equitable forms of physical education that might empower young people to overcome the mal effects of precarity.\n\nFollowing a thorough analysis and critique of critical pedagogy, David Kirk advocates for critical pedagogies of affect as physical educations response to precarity, providing detailed outlines of these pedagogies and their grounding in research. He argues that now more than ever physical educators need to be alive to the serious social and economic challenges that shape young peoples health, happiness and life chances.\n\nThis bold and provocative book is.