Transformative pedagogies and physical education

In writing about a certain disposition with regard to education, Kenway, Bigum, and Fitzclarence (1995) used the term the critical project to describe a set of shared views around three key themes: the unity of educational theory and practice; the historical formation, social construction, and continual reconstruction of education and educational institutions; and the possibilities of education for emancipation and active and productive participation in a democratic society (Rizvi, 2011, p. 151). The critical project is inspired by a sense of criticality (Rizvi, 2011) that embraces the ethics of social justice and the principles of critical theory.