The creation of physical education in France: the challenges of a political and ideological struggle

Pierre Olivier Weiss (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

1 OCCS - Observatoire Caribéen du Climat Scolaire
2 Université des Antilles (Pôle Martinique)
3 INSPÉ Martinique - Institut national supérieur du professorat et de l'éducation - Académie de Martinique
4 AMU - Aix Marseille Université
5 UA - Université des Antilles
6 CRREF - Centre de recherches et de ressources en éducation et formation [UR6_3]
7 LAMES - Laboratoire méditerranéen de sociologie

Physical et Sport Education (PSE) develops access to a rich field of practices, with a strong cultural and social involvement, important in the development of the individual's personal and collective life. Throughout schooling, physical education (phys. ed.) aims to train a lucid, autonomous, physically and socially educated citizen, with a view to living together. It encourages children and teenagers to seek well-being and care for their health. It ensures the inclusion, in the classroom, of pupils with special educational needs or with disabilities. The PSE is an introduction to the pleasure of sports. But in France, PSE is also the result of a long and complex History of political and ideological struggles that this article is willing to report.

Mots clés: Physical and sports education; educational policies; history of physical education; didactics; ideological struggle; France.; France

Domaines: Sociologie; Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Pierre Olivier Weiss. The creation of physical education in France: the challenges of a political and ideological struggle. Giornale Italiano di Educazione alla Salute, Sport e Didattica Inclusiva, 2020, Research and reflections on education, technologies and psychofisical wellbeing in difficoulties - Ricerca e riflessioni su istruzione, tecnologie e benessere psicofisico in situazioni di disagio, 4 (3), http://ojs.gsdjournal.it/index.php/gsdj/article/view/183. ⟨hal-02911798⟩