Compatibility of physical education curricula with physical literacy across 40 European countries

Carl, Johannes (avtor), Jurak, Gregor (avtor)

Although the student-centred concept of physical literacy (PL) has been emphasized by UNESCO, knowledge about its adoption/implementation into PE remains scant. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate and compare the compatibility of PE curricula with PL in Europe. We collaboratively gathered a panel of experts encompassing 40 European countries. In the first step, the experts were invited to freely specify the compatibility of country’s PE curricula with PL. The reports were subjected to six-step reflexive thematic analysis. In the second step, we theoretically derived, psychometrically explored, and descriptively analysed 15 curricular-didactical items, each containing a spectrum of statements with high versus no/insufficient PL compatibility. We synthesized both data sources following an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design. While few PE curricula explicitly adhered to PL in Europe, most documents exhibited content and aims marking elements of PL. However, we registered large differences in PL compatibility between four European regions for the deep structure of the curricula (η$^2$=.27, p=.01). While the quantitative survey suggested no differences in PL compatibility between anglophone versus non-anglophone countries, the qualitative material revealed conceptual and terminological challenges across Europe. The European countries have hesitantly followed the UNESCO call to align PE with the holistic PL concept.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: learning, policy, teaching, physical activity, mixed methods, curiculum
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FŠ - Fakulteta za šport
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: Str. 535-555
• Številčenje: Vol. 58, no. 4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-185714
• UDK: 37:796
• ISSN pri članku: 1366-5839
• DOI: 10.1080/00220272.2025.2523436
• COBISS.SI-ID: 247590403
• Datum objave v RUL: 18.08.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Journal of curriculum studies
• Skrajšan naslov: J. curric. stud.
• Založnik: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 1366-5839
• COBISS.SI-ID: 520752409

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: športna vzgoja, učenje, poučevanje, politika, telesna dejavnost, telesna pismenost, mešane metode, kurikulum