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Learning to Play: A “Hedgehog Concept” for Physical Education

2014; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 85; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07303084.2014.875805

2168-3816

Tyler G. Johnson,

Children's Physical and Motor Development

What is physical education and why does it exist? Despite its relatively long and storied history, consensus about the main purpose of physical education remains minimal. This article explores three questions, developed by Jim Collins in his best-selling book Good to Great, to help organizations identify a hedgehog concept, or primary reason for their existence: (1) What are we deeply passionate about? (2) What can we be the best in the world at? and/or What can we not be the best in the world at? (3) What drives our resource engine? By drawing on ideas from physical education scholars to answer these questions, this article shows that providing a large quantity of quality opportunities for students to learn to play is a legitimate hedgehog concept for physical education.