Questioning Purpose in Physical Education (Pt1) - Greg Dryer - Meaningful Sport Series

Physical Activity Researcher

Physical Education is a contested domain in terms of what are the purposes of having it in our schools. Is PE about health, life skills, lifelong participation and/or other goals that we find worth pursuing? How can we support people's physical activity journeys in ways that movement activities support their life flourishing? These questions are at the heart of today's conversation.

I am really delighted to have Greg Dryer visiting the podcast for the second time. When we did our first podcast session in the autumn 2020, Greg was still the Director of the Centre for Physical Education, Sport and Activity at Kingston University. After our previous conversation, Greg has chosen to fully focus on working on the miMove app he co-founded in 2019. In the podcast, we catch up on what changed in Greg's work and how his thinking around meaningful PE has informed his work on the app.

The main contents of the conversation then include:

- Everyday physical activity and active transport as supporting life flourishing?

- "Life coaching" - problems and possibilities

- Digital tools: possibilities and challenges in supporting people in their physical activity journey

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You can follow Greg and his work on miMove on Twitter @Greg_Dryer and @miMoveApp