Meaningful PE: What it is... and What it is Not - Dr Stephanie Beni (Pt2) - Meaningful Sport Series

This is the second part of our conversation on Meaningful Physical Education (e.g., Fletcher, Ní Chróinín, Gleddie, & Beni, 2021) with Dr Stephanie Beni. With its focus on prioritising meaningful experiences, the meaningful PE framework takes the starting point that movement activities have the potential to enrich young people’s lives, and thus provides an alternative to utilitarian, health-oriented perspectives on PE.

In this episode, we discuss the Meaningful PE book (see link below), and then explore what meaningful PE is and what it is not.

Dr Stephanie Beni completed her doctorate at Brock University, Canada, where her research focused on understanding teachers' experiences of implementing a pedagogical approach for meaningful PE. Currently she is a postdoctoral researcher at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.

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Want to learn more about Meaningful PE?

The book Meaningful Physical Education - An Approach for Teaching and Learning (Edited by Fletcher, Ní Chróinín, Gleddie, & Beni) was published by Routledge in 2021. 

Many further resources, including blogs written by today's guest Dr Stephanie Beni, are available at the Meaningful PE blog.

A couple of articles led by Stephanie Beni for learning more about Meaningful PE:

A focus on the how of meaningful physical education in primary schools

Meaningful experiences in physical education and youth sport: A review of the literature

... and also check out the previous episode on Meaningful PE with Drs Deirdre Ní Chróinín and Tim Fletcher here: Part 1, Part 2