School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jun 2;20(11):6033. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20116033.
Whilst recognising and advocating for the role and importance of schools and whole school approaches to the promotion of physical activity in schools, this paper argues that physical education (PE) should be at the centre of and driving schools' efforts to promote physical activity. Various reasons are given for this, with these broadly centring on the unique goal, nature, and responsibilities of the subject with respect to promoting physically active lifestyles and health-related learning. Furthermore, there have been positive strides in recent years to support this endeavour and that serve to highlight, strengthen, and reinforce the focus and responsibility of PE in the promotion of physical activity. In light of these, it is suggested that it is a pivotal time for PE. Equally, it is accepted that PE faces some longstanding challenges that are hindering and raise questions concerning the subject's physical activity promotion efforts. Despite this, it is contended that these should not be unsurmountable, and more recent developments should also help the subject to realise its physical activity promoting potential moving forwards. In particular, the critical importance of high-quality PE that has young people at the core is highlighted. It is concluded that it is both time and timely for the PE profession to be bold, have confidence, and grasp these opportunities and ensure that high-quality PE is central to the explicit planning and co-ordination of meaningful, coherent, relevant, and sustainable physical activity opportunities for young people in schools.
虽然认识到并提倡学校和整个学校在促进学校体育活动中的作用和重要性，但本文认为，体育教育（PE）应该成为学校努力促进体育活动的核心和驱动力。提出了各种原因，这些原因主要集中在该学科在促进积极的生活方式和与健康相关的学习方面的独特目标、性质和责任上。此外，近年来在支持这一努力方面取得了积极进展，这突显、加强和强化了体育在促进体育活动方面的重点和责任。有鉴于此，现在是体育教育的关键时期。同样，人们也承认，体育教育面临一些长期存在的挑战，这些挑战阻碍了体育教育促进体育活动的努力，并提出了一些质疑。尽管如此，人们认为这些挑战并非不可克服的，最近的发展也应该有助于该学科发挥其促进体育活动的潜力。特别是，强调了以年轻人为核心的高质量体育教育的至关重要性。结论是，体育教育界现在是时候大胆、有信心地抓住这些机会了，要确保高质量的体育教育成为学校为年轻人明确规划和协调有意义、连贯、相关和可持续的体育活动机会的核心。
