Aims and Scope With a focus on social science scholarship,
Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education publishes conceptually rich contributions in all areas of health and physical education, including those derived from empirical, philosophical, sociological, and/or policy-related investigations.
Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education invites submission of papers of approximately 7000 words that focus on the forms, contents and contexts of health and physical education as they relate to schools, universities and other forms of educational practice. The journal welcomes original contributions that analyse the ways in which the social and institutional conditions of education and schooling interact with the field of health and physical education and associated fields, such as outdoor education, recreation and sport. Curriculum is interpreted broadly in the journal as a focus for framing a wide range of educational issues involving policies, practices and outcomes. This includes the lived experiences of teachers and learners in educational settings and the forces within and beyond education (current and historical) that shape the construction and implementation of curriculum. While it is not expected that all manuscripts are directly focused on curriculum issues it is encumbered on authors to make explicit how the research connects with, informs or has implications for, curriculum across contexts relevant to the areas of schooling and education detailed above.
Contributions should make reference to other critical work and/or discuss particular issues of practice-focused research within health and physical education and associated professional fields. They may, for example, engage with social and cultural studies; policy; reform and innovation; leadership; teaching and learning; teacher education; curriculum development; extra-curricular engagement and assessment.
Editorial decisions will privilege those papers that explore and provide a depth of understanding of the complex inter-relationship between developing/improving policies, practices and outcomes through the production of knowledge. The journal does not subscribe to any particular methodology or theory. As the prime international source for health and physical education curriculum research,
Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education publishes papers accessible to the discipline-defined communities that form its readership.
What are you reading? The “What are you reading?” review section is an invitation to (early-mid career) researchers to review a body of scholarly work (book, collection of chapters etc) that they believe is of significance to theirs/others ongoing research in fields connected to the Aims and Scope of the Journal.
More specifically, we are inviting potential reviewers to focus on scholarly works that might stimulate new directions for inquiry and think afresh what we take for granted about the familiar features of research related to HPE curriculum (be it theoretical or methodologically framed). We envisage that the “What are you reading?” review section will provide resources for academics at various stages of their careers to continuously grapple with what else research and education related to HPE might do or become.
The following questions can be used as a guide to frame What are you reading? review submissions (600-900 words):
- Why did you choose this work? What specific elements are so interesting about it? What about this work has inspired you and your research?
- How did the chosen work orient your research in HPE in a new way? What impact did it have on your projects and insights?
- What is the relevance of the chosen work for the wider field of HPE?
If you would like to contribute or have any queries about the section please do not hesitate to contact the “What are you reading?” editor directly,
Dr Leanne Coll.
About Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education (CSHPE) is the official research journal of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Inc. (ACHPER) the professional association representing teachers and professionals in the fields of health and physical education.
Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
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