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Joy Butler

Associate Professor
Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP)

Her research interests in social constructivism, complexity thinking, situated ethics and community wellness are inextricably linked with her approaches to teaching and learning. Dr. Butler is active in international research, scholarship, organization, and advocacy for Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU). Her research interests and international work have translated into the expansion of graduate and undergraduate physical education programs at UBC.

Contributions:

Griffin, L., & Butler, J. (Eds.). (2005). Teaching games for understanding: Theory, research and practice (pp. 1–238). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics
Butler, J., & Griffin, L. (2010). More Teaching Games for Understanding: Moving globally (pp. 1–248). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics
Ovens, A., Hopper, T., & Butler, J. (Eds.). (2013). Complexity in physical education: Reframing pedagogy, curriculum and research (pp. 1–230). London, Routledge
Butler, J. (2014). TGfU Would you know if you saw it? Benchmarks from the tacit knowledge of the founders. European Physical Education Review. doi: 10.1177/1356336x14534356
Butler, J., Storey, B., & Robson, C. (2012). Emergent learning focused teachers (ELFs) and their ecological complexity worldview. Sport, Education and Society. doi:10.1080/13573322.2012.680435

Keywords:

Teacher education; Social justice; Sports/exercise; Complexity thinking; community wellness; Teaching Games for Understanding; Social constructivism; Critical theory.
joy.butler@ubc.ca 
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