Most People Hate Physical Education and Most Drop Out of Physical Activity: In Search of Credible Curriculum Alternatives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Setting the PE (and Sport) Landscape
3. The Emergence of Alternative Sports
4. PE and Alternative Sports—Challenges and the Synergies
5. Examples of What Could Work and Why
6. What Is Parkour?
7. What Is Ultimate Frisbee?
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Griggs, G.; Fleet, M. Most People Hate Physical Education and Most Drop Out of Physical Activity: In Search of Credible Curriculum Alternatives. Educ. Sci. 2021, 11, 701. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11110701
Griggs G, Fleet M. Most People Hate Physical Education and Most Drop Out of Physical Activity: In Search of Credible Curriculum Alternatives. Education Sciences. 2021; 11(11):701. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11110701
Chicago/Turabian StyleGriggs, Gerald, and Matthew Fleet. 2021. "Most People Hate Physical Education and Most Drop Out of Physical Activity: In Search of Credible Curriculum Alternatives" Education Sciences 11, no. 11: 701. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11110701