DrSteve Georgakis

Project Opportunities

Title: Physical Education and School Sport

Summary of opportunity:

Dr Steve Georgakis was appointed to the University of Sydney in 2002 and has a long standing interest and passion in physical education and school sport, teacher education, history and sociology of sport and pedagogy for learning. He is the current director of the Health and Physical Education Program and has taught in all undergraduate teaching programs in the faculty, including primary undergraduate, primary and secondary Master of Teaching, double degree, general education, Online Learning Environment and study abroad. The author of more than 50 academic publications, he has published on wide and varied aspects of physical education and sports studies including archaeology, history, sociology, pedagogy, comparative and international.

Opportunity synopsis:

Research interests

Health and sport

• History and sociology of sport

Research on teaching and learning

• Health and physical education and development
• Learning and teaching in higher education

----------Current Research Projects----------

• A history of the NSW public school sport 1881-2014. This project traces the history of public school sport in NSW and theorises the role and organisation of public school pport since the establishment of compulsory public education. The project involves the location of both primary and secondary sources and an oral history project
• 'Game sense' makes sense: developing inclusive physical education and sport pedagogy - a practical guide for teachers and coaches. This project provides a roadmap for introducing and incorporating games and sports into the primary and secondary physical education and school sport curriculum.