Research on Physical Education and School sport in Europe

The purpose of this anthology is to better understand the many different developments of physical education and school sports after almost two decades of the new 21st century and to better compare the current status of physical education and school sports (PESS) across European countries. For better comparisons a basic set of eight criteria (A-H) have been identified for each chapter of a country review. The book is divided into three parts. Part A includes general items of development of PESS in Europe. Part B comprises 17 different country reviews all written by national experts. Part C documents comparative analysis of the country reviews about national school systems; development of compulsory PESS; aims and objectives of current PESS curricula; promotion of active learning with physical activity; extra-curricular settings at school and outside schools in collaboration with active communities; purpose, structure, aims and objectives of PESS teacher training; current research and findings of PESS studies and finally, recommendations for new EU-based PESS research studies