The Influence of Consumerism on Spanish Physical Education Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Varea, Valeria; González-Calvo, Gustavo; Alcalá, David Hortigüela
Titel	The Influence of Consumerism on Spanish Physical Education Teachers
Quelle	In: European Physical Education Review, 25 (2019) 4, S.949-963 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X
DOI	10.1177/1356336X18789196
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Consumer Education; Physical Education Teachers; Commercialization; Self Concept; Physical Characteristics; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Human Body; Neoliberalism; Mass Media Effects; Clothing; Professionalism; Global Approach; Nutrition; Influences; Teacher Responsibility; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Konsumerziehung; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Selbstkonzept; Körperliche Erscheinung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Menschlicher Körper; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Kleidung; Professionalität; Globales Denken; Ernährung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Lehrverpflichtung; Spanien
Abstract	Consumer culture and neoliberalism have significantly influenced contemporary globalised, Western(ised) and highly visual societies. These influences have also infiltrated physical education settings, contributing to market-driven surveillance of physical education teachers' physical appearance. This paper examines the reflections of a group of physical education teachers working at the primary and secondary levels in Spain concerning subjectivities of bodies and professional practices. It draws on semi-structured interview data and the Foucauldian concepts of Panopticon and surveillance to explore the ways in which the participants were influenced by the market and neoliberalism. The results of the study invite us to reflect on how images and messages from media may promote certain expectations for physical education teachers concerning physical appearance, dress and sports supplements consumption. The findings have implications for teacher education and the preparation of physical education teachers to resist dominant discourses promoted by the media. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01