Sport mega-events were very important for Brazil in 2007. The 15th Pan American Games took place Rio de Janeiro. It was the largest international tournament held since 1950 World Cup and 1963 Games. latter São Paulo. In 2007, 5000 athletes 60,000 tourists expected from 42 participating countries. Despite being a developing country, does have sizable middle class, but Janeiro there are also lots of favelas (slums), where millions poor people live. vast differences wealth, power social status,...

Abstract This paper discusses the questions at heart of tussle between different types knowledge within curricula that we conceptualise as ‘curriculum wars’. Across world, see increasing instances young people’s radicalization around axes race, religion, and gender. Viewing these developments side by throws into question various local, national, global issues shaping political education action in liberal democracies experiencing ongoing shift away from values. Through a comprehensive...

Surfing, practised along the whole Brazilian coast, was previously viewed as a man's sport; women are now taking to waves and among best professional surfers in world. This article focuses upon group of using data gathered from semi-structured interviews with them. From it became apparent that at all times, or out surf, female surfer's body is always contested terrain, particularly economic context when dealing sponsors. In this tensions emerge clash traditional patriarchal mindsets...

The increasing use of media and digital technologies has been modifying how people think over shape their physical activities healthcare consumption. This growing trend reflected in school curriculum developments for Physical Education Health. As educators policy makers adjust local curricula to reflect these technological changes, there is alack knowledge on have undertaken different national realities. study employ Media-Education theory content analysis examine impacted the official...

Research demonstrates the benefits of educating for social justice in Physical Education Teacher (PETE) programs. This body research shows that pedagogy enables student teachers to create a sense agency and community purpose their teaching positions them with more certainty when facing political professional hurdles embedded career. The perspective allows PETE educators work together order become conscious power structures society lead inequities. Although there are comprehensive studies on...

Processes of group formation and social identity are key to understanding human behaviour in domains. In football, 'ultras' groups currently considered the most visible style fandom across football world. By binding individuals together, these create new identities that make them an ideal context for how people behave within contexts. This paper employs fusion theory analyse a one-year study Red Black Bloc (RBB), ultras Western Sydney, Australia. With data collected using active interviews,...

From 1941 to 1979 women in Brazil were forbidden by law play the national sport of football and continue struggle participate this major aspect country’s social life. This paper focuses on political ideas Juliana Cabral, captain Brazilian women’s team that won silver medal at Athens Olympics 2004. Against a background organized contestation gender structure sports, I use Paulo Freire’s concept untested feasibility chronical Cabral’s vision justice as well her actions promote equality within...

The Second Half Program (SHP) is an educational sports program running in Brazil. It began 2003 and was one of the Olympic proposals described Rio 2016 Olympics bid. Using sport as a tool, SHP aims to deliver moral education promote citizenship order counteract "social exclusion" vulnerability". Our analysis official documents interviews with key actors several SHPs reveals that illustrates view merely participating will instill values. Thus, although it represents clear advance government...

Despite the relocation, pressures that usually restrict time available for leisure activities, football fandom is one distraction new immigrants continue to enjoy after moving a country. In this paper, I explore my own connection Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (WSWFC), relationship helped me integrate into society what had been challenging migration experience. use an autoethnographic approach and theoretical background characterises as metaphysical experience of ordinary people. The...

This article addresses key topics of academic freedom and critical pedagogy during a time right‐wing populist politics. The rise the far‐right politician Jair Bolsonaro to Brazil’s presidency in 2019 was accompanied by vow eradicate any vestige ideas Brazilian educator Paulo Freire from country’s schools. Bolsonaro’s campaign supported ultra‐conservative groups that have as their core mission traditional Christian anti‐Communist educational agenda. At forefront these is influential...

Background: Academics, teachers and policy-makers across the world have discussed how to develop a relevant physical education (PE) curriculum that addresses ‘body education’ needs interests of twenty-first-century students. In Brazil, after launch national curricular parameters (PCNs) in late 1990s, many new PE curricula emerged, some, such as state São Paulo (SP), claiming be truly innovative promotion autonomous critical individual. 2006, SP, richest most populous Brazilian State,...

This article addresses key questions of social agency and cultural pedagogy within the neoliberal structures 'modern football' in Australian context. It reports on a two-year ethnographic study Red Black Bloc, an ultras group Western Sydney, one most culturally diverse areas Australia. The origins Sydney are described, along with their struggles to build own identity fight for commodified football league. By combining multifaceted theoretical model range data – including document analysis...

Football fans around the world chant together to generate a carnivalesque atmosphere as well proclaim their collective identity. This paper unveils key social issues that are behind chants of most culturally diverse cohort football in Australia, Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters. Using theoretical approach based on everyday look at data gathered over two years ethnographic fieldwork, reveals how lyrics and noisy carnival express multicultural identity hopes for non-conflictive...

This article addresses key topics of Chinese as an Additional Language (CAL) education and classroom pedagogical practices. It reports on a 3‐year ethnographic study within Australian schools to discuss dialogic practices students’ aspirations. Based Freire’s conceptualisation conscientização banking education, the purpose this is therefore unpack journey voices, courage hope cohort socially, linguistically economically disadvantaged students in Western Sydney, one most culturally diverse...

Este artigo analisa os fundamentos filosóficos e antropológicos subjacentes à Teoria do Se-Movimentar com base na filosofia fenomenológica de Merleau-Ponty antropologia social Mauss Geertz. Considera também implicações para currículos Educação Física Ensino Fundamental Médio que tenham por mote a formação sujeitos emancipados, autônomos críticos, tomando como exemplo o Currículo Estado São Paulo. Conclui currículo precisa imbricar-se vida dos alunos levar em conta desafios temas da sociedade...

RESUMO O texto objetiva identificar temas relacionados às competências digitais em propostas de formação docente da Educação Física três países. Pela análise conteúdo, enunciados sobre mídia e tecnologia documentos curriculares cursos superiores na Austrália, Brasil Nova Zelândia são categorizados segundo marcos teóricos para docentes UNESCO União Europeia. As categorias “Usos no campo didático” “Promoção dos aspectos pedagógicos” as mais exploradas. Austrália abarcam todas dimensões...

This paper presents a heuristic tool that can be used to analyse and reflect on the inclusion of digital competences in Health Physical Education Teacher (HPETE) programs. The is identify compare how HPETE programs three Southern Hemisphere countries address competency as an aspect learning teach (HPE). results reveal provides effective way analysing development technologies through HPETE. While these are concerned with need for technology education, they do not rely suggested international...

Whilst other sporting narratives of girls and women from the Global North have been well explored, there is limited research about a Fijian background. Furthermore, within this ethnic/cultural group, their diverse voices are not understood. Indo-Fijian who South Asian background, were born reside in Fiji, marginalised to triple degree country's platforms: they face gender inequalities emanating patriarchal society; secondly, terms race ethnicity, thus having access same opportunities that...

This paper discusses germane questions of English language teaching and learning in a non-elite Chinese university. Informed by Freire's critical pedagogical philosophy, we explore how the reading classroom China can provide students with meaningful opportunities to enhance their collective intercultural awareness multicultural environments. Analysis fieldnotes interviews show that dialogue, as tool method, not only guide confidently navigate new words foster communicative competence, but...

The Saudi Arabian Kingdom is currently undergoing significant socio-cultural changes, primarily driven by Vision 2030, a strategic document outlining the nation's future development. This initiative includes efforts to enhance sports participation and physical activity levels across various sectors of country. paper represents one first attempts understand effects on domestic sports/physical activities policy through lens selected actors in field. with special interest youth sports. Based...