This book examines public policy in physical education and sport and provides insights into practices of school curriculum and after-school sport programs from a global context. The authors reflect on the continuously shifting understanding of the field of physical education and suggest a new direction for the profession.

本书论述的内容包括:可持续发展的模糊性与确定性,工业文明能否延续,可持续与发展何以兼容,不可持续之源,难以超越的主客二分,协调人与自然的关系,善良和困难的公平,持续的杠杆----政府与市场,科学技术: 罪魁还是救星,关于中国的可持续发展问题.