Project Description
While there is growing enthusiasm for using digital technology in school health and physical education (HPE), this is
happening in the absence of systematic empirical research. This project aims to describe the forms digital HPE is taking,
analyse the commercial and ideological forces shaping it, and discuss its impacts. It aims to provide educational
stakeholders with a knowledge base on which to anchor debate, policy and further research concerning the complex
ethical and philosophical issues raised by the digitisation of HPE. As the first HPE research grounded in theories of
digital culture, the project also aims to challenge the intellectual foundations of HPE teacher training as well as widely
held views about the public health role of schools.
happening in the absence of systematic empirical research. This project aims to describe the forms digital HPE is taking,
analyse the commercial and ideological forces shaping it, and discuss its impacts. It aims to provide educational
stakeholders with a knowledge base on which to anchor debate, policy and further research concerning the complex
ethical and philosophical issues raised by the digitisation of HPE. As the first HPE research grounded in theories of
digital culture, the project also aims to challenge the intellectual foundations of HPE teacher training as well as widely
held views about the public health role of schools.
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/01/15 → 31/12/19 |
Funding
- Australian Research Council (ARC): AUD179,848.00