Professor Ken Hardman

Visiting Professor

Institute of Sports & Exercise Science

Contact Details

email: k.hardman@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 855140


Qualifications
Ph.D., M.Sc., M.Ed., B.A., Dip. PE.,

Professional: Teacher Certificate; National Coaching Awards in Athletics, Canoeing, Cricket, Rugby and Volleyball 

Teaching & Research

Professional Interests

PE Teacher Education
European Qualifications in PETE  

Research Interests

International/Comparative Studies in PE, School Sport, Elite Sport Systems/Sport for All Systems; International Policy in School PE Domains

Professional Bodies

National Association for PE (afPE); North Western Counties PE Association (NWCPEA); European Network of Sport Science, Education and Employment (ENSSEE); International Federation of PE (FIEP) and FIEP Europe; International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE)

Publications

Contemporary Issues in Physical Education: an International Perspective. Aachen, Meyer und Meyer Verlag (co-edited with K. Green), (in press).

A review of the global situation of physical education in schools. International Journal of Physical Education, XLVI, (3), 3rd Quarter, 2009. pp.2-21.

Second World-wide Survey of School Physical Education. Final Report. (2009). Berlin, H & P Druck, ICSSPE (co-authored with J.J. Marshall). pp.166. ISBN 978-3-9811179-2-9.  

Physical Education and Sport Education in the European Union. Paris, Editions Revue EP.S. May, 2008. pp.454. ISBN 978-2-86713-359-6; ISSN 0756-2136. (Co-edited with G. Klein).  

The Situation of Physical Education in Schools: a European Perspective. Human Movement, 9 (1), 2008. pp.5-18.

Current Situation and Prospects for Physical Education in the European Union (2007). European Parliament, Directorate General Internal Policies of the Union, Policy Department Structural and Cohesion Policies, Culture and Education. IP/B/CULT/IC/2006_100. PE 369.032. 12/02. pp.85.  

Curriculum Model Development – Physical Education. In K. Petry, K. Froberg and A. Madella (Eds.), (2006), Thematic Network Project. Aligning a European Higher Education Structure in Sport Science. Report of the Third Year. Cologne, Institute of European Sport Development & Leisure Studies, German Sport University Cologne. pp. 201-238. ISBN- 10: 3-00-020476-8; ISBN- 13: 978-00-020476-0.  

“Promise or Reality”? Physical Education in Schools in Europe. Compare, 36 (2), June 2006. pp.163-179.

Physical Education: Essential Issues. London, Sage Publications, 2005. pp.248. ISBN 0 7619 4497 4; 0 7619 4498 2 (pbk). (Co-edited with K. Green).

External Responsibilities

UNESCO, WHO and IOC Expert Advisor
Member of 16 International Journal Advisory Boards
Chairman, NWCPEA