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David Kirk

Researcher at University of Queensland

Publications -  324
Citations -  15680

David Kirk is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Physical education & Curriculum. The author has an hindex of 67, co-authored 303 publications receiving 14177 citations. Previous affiliations of David Kirk include University of Bedfordshire & Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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The educational benefits claimed for physical education and school sport : an academic review.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the theoretical and empirical bases of claims made for the educational benefits of physical education and school sport (PESS) and argue that these are necessary, if not deterministic conditions of engagement in lifelong physical activity.
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Physical Education Futures

David Kirk
TL;DR: The Social Construction of Physical Education: Present, Past, and Future as discussed by the authors defines Physical Education and the Possibility of the Id2 3. Futures Talk in Physical Education 4. Continuity and Discontinuity: The Residue of the Past in the Present 6. Four Relational Issues and the Bigger Picture 7. Physical Education Futures? 8. Securing the Conditions for Radical Reform
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Cultural Mechanisms and the Persistence of Neighborhood Violence

TL;DR: The authors find that legal cynicism explains why homicide persisted in certain Chicago neighborhoods during the 1990s despite declines in poverty and declines in violence citywide.
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The handbook of physical education

TL;DR: A critical overview of the field of physical education can be found in the Handbook of Physical Education as mentioned in this paper, which is divided in to six parts: - Perspectives and Paradigms in Physical Education Pedagogy Research; - Cross-disciplinary Contributions to Research on Physical Education; Learners and Learning in Physical education; - Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education in Physical Environment; Physical Education Curriculum; Difference and Diversity in physical education
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Physical education, youth sport and lifelong participation: the importance of early learning experiences

TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that there are structural problems with the delivery of physical education and school sport in England that the PESSCLS strategy and associated policies such as Game Plan may not have accounted for.