GOTHENBERG 2010

 

The Value of Being Physically Literate.

Dr. Margaret Whitehead

Abstract.

This paper sets out the value of being physical literacy first from a philosophical perspective and then from a more practical perspective of the relationship between physical literacy and human flourishing. Four grids are presented that chart in detail the ways that physical literacy can promote aspects of physical/embodied health, social health, emotional health and intellectual health.

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