英文摘要 |
This study focuses on three Bourdieu's concepts that will assist in exploring the development of OAA (Outdoor and Adventurous Activities) in the English and Chinese contexts, and understanding its place in the physical education curriculum within the realm of education system. This entails an examination of the differences between these two countries in social, educational and cultural contexts. The way people think and act is influenced by different social, political and cultural forces (Pike and Beames, 2013); in other words, people's behaviour is based on a complex connection with their culture and society. Thus, it is necessary to adopt a disciplined and systematic approach in order to understand the facts, acquire credible information, and interpret it in order to study and think critically about the development of OAA in society. This overarching focus will make a significant theoretical and empirical contribution to the sociological understanding of the relationship between people's behaviour and their society. Since OAA exists in a social context in which people live, play and work, a theoretical framework was organised to make sense of the social aspects of OAA and the OAA experience. The reason for using Bourdieu's concepts to understand OAA in society is explained in the first section. The focus of the second section is specifically how this theoretical framework helps to understand the development of OAA and the OAA experience. The limitations of Bourdieu's concepts are discussed in the third section. Finally, the fourth section draws on his core concepts that are helpful for understanding everyday social behaviour in general, especially in outdoor and adventurous activities. |