Physical activity, sports and recreation as contemporary sociological phenomena

Abstract

Canges in Modem societies affect their whole structure, specially these days in which we are inmersed in the so called 'Global Village'. Hence, it also affects our subject matter: Physical Education. We consider Physical Education as a crucial subject matter and activity within school curriculum. Focusing school as society's answer to youth development, it becomes a clarifying device of youngsters participation as a socio-cultural group. Movement culture can be observed as society's raction to the notions of own body and life's daily movement retirement Thus, Physical Education must be modified in order to become and promote current and future useful learning, organizing real situations which allow its transference. We think a solution could be establishing pedagogical criteria close to youngsters tendencies related to their physical activities requirements, rescueing what is fundamental and not resting in 'making' or the context, which not always fulfil youngsters needs. Our proposition intends to experiment and develop through a 'Physical Education Echological Program' for students over the age of 15.