The Development of Fair Play in Physical Education

Mary Hasandra

Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Hellas

Abstract

Physical education is the most appropriate context for social and moral development compared to sports and other physical activity contexts. This paper presents recent sociomoral theories and relative research findings. It also describes two physical education curriculum models aiming to develop sociomoral characteristics of students and relative research on these models. Finally, it summarizes teaching guidelines for planning sociomoral physical educational programs, and suggests directions for future research.

Key words: fair play, moral development, physical education