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Promotion of an ethical approach to sport, including communication strategies with parents

A Toolkit for Physical Education Teacher

1. Historical and philosophical foundations of sports ethics
The first step provides background information on historical and philosophical foundations of sports ethics. Sport ethics is that branch of the philosophy of sport addressing the specific ethical questions that arise during and around sport competitions. With the affirmation of professional sports and the rise of entertainment industry related to it, sport ethics has come to be not only a fertile terrain for testing and developing philosophical concepts and theories, but also a foremost point of contact between philosophy, civil institutions, and the society at large. This step provides teachers with online materials focusing on the beneficial role of sport, which is a critical tool to teach justice, the respect of rules for the benefit of a group (the contestants as well as the spectators), and honesty.
Learning Objective
The objective of this step is to review key concepts in the philosophy of sport.
Online Resources
  • Dominique Bodin and Gaëlle Sempé, Ethics and sport in Europe, Council of Europe PublishingThe booklet presents the main issues tackled and resolutions adopted at the 11th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport, Athens, Greece, 10-12 December 2008 (ethics in sport, historical and philosophical issues, new challenges, conclusions).
  • Studies in Philosophy of SportThe Studies in Philosophy of Sport series from Lexington Books encourages scholars from all disciplines to inquire into the nature, importance, and qualities of sport and related activities. The series aims to encourage new voices and methods for the philosophic study of sport while also inspiring established scholars to consider new questions and approaches in this field. The series encourages scholars new to the philosophy of sport to bring their expertise to this growing field. These new voices bring innovative methods and different questions to the standard issues in the philosophy of sport. Well-trodden topics in the literature will be reexamined with fresh takes and new questions and issues will be explored to advance the field beyond traditional positions.
  • The Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport, Sports Council for Northern IrelandThis is the code of ethics used in Northern Ireland
  • Markkula Center for applied ethicsThe site focuses on the role and meaning of ethics in sport.
  • The Sport, Ethics and Philosophy ForumThe Sport, Ethics and Philosophy Forum is dedicated to the main conceptual, philosophical and moral questions that are being raised by these digital developments in the context of sport and physical education.
  • Andrea Borghini, Sport EthicsThe article focuses on that branch of the philosophy of sport addressing specific ethical questions that arise during and around sport competitions.
  • Fair play - the winning way The site is the portal of UNESCO- physical education and sport section. It presents the basic principle of the Code of Sports Ethics, which states that ethical considerations leading to fair play are integral, and not optional elements, of all sports activity, sports policy and management, and apply to all levels of ability and commitment, including recreational as well as competitive sport.
  • Steven D Stovitz, David Satin, Ethics and the athlete: Why sports are more than a game but less than a warThis article reviews key concepts from the philosophy of sport. Using six cases from the sports archives, it presents a practical framework for interpreting and assessing the moral status of an athlete's behavior. This work enables readers to appreciate more clearly both the contextual subtleties and the robust relationship between ethics

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