Physical education teachers' lives and careers [electronic resource] : PE, sport, and educational status / Kathleen M Armour & Robyn L Jones.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Introduction; The Teachers' Stories; Jane; Pete; Arnold; Diane; Laura; Edgar; Maggie; Grant; The Theme Chapters; Physical Education and Sport: Conflict or Continuum?; Striving for Status in the Education Club: 'Us', 'Them' and 'We'; Caring in Physical Education: A Three-dimensional Analysis; Moving in, Moving Along and Moving Out: Career Progression in Physical Education; Physical Education, Sport and Educational Status: The Case for Fundamental Research; References; Index.

Explores the careers of physical education teachers from two perspectives, firstly teachers' life-stories illustrate how eight teachers became involved with sport, and secondly, from a broader thematic analysis.