Creative Physical Education, 1st Edition

John Quay, PhD, is a lecturer in the graduate school of education at the University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), where he works with preservice teachers in primary and secondary teacher education.

Quay has many years of experience working in outdoor education and as a teacher and coordinator of physical education and sport at the middle school and junior high levels. As a researcher, he has published more than 15 scholarly articles on physical education, experiential education, outdoor and environmental education, and educational philosophy.

Quay is a member of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) and has served as a member of the ACHPER Victorian Board. He is also a member of the Australian College of Education (MACE), Australian Council for Educational Leaders (MACEL), the Philosophy of Education Society of Australia (PESA), and the Victorian Outdoor Education Association (VOEA).

In 1999, Quay received the Victorian Inspirational Environmental Education Teacher Award from Ford One Planet Environment Awards In his free time, Quay enjoys bushwalking, skiing, running, and cycling.

Jacqui Peters, ME, is a lecturer in the department of health and physical education at Deakin University in Burwood, Victoria, Australia, where she has worked primarily with preservice elementary classroom teachers since 2002.

Peters taught K-12 physical education for 15 years before teaching at the university level. Her work as a practitioner and her current research keep her in contact with the state of physical education in the schools and, in particular, issues facing classroom teachers responsible for physical education instruction.

Peters has published three journal articles pertaining to Creative Physical Education and has presented the project at numerous conferences. Peters is also a frequent presenter of practical and theoretical sessions at Australian Council for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (ACHPER) state conferences and in schools as a consultant for health and physical education. She is a member of ACHPER and also a member and the convener of the Health and Physical Education Tertiary Alliance-Victoria (HPETA-V). An active supporter of community sport, Peters volunteers as both a youth coach and committee member.

Currently a PhD candidate in physical education at Deakin University, Peters holds a graduate diploma in business (sport management) in addition to a master’s degree in education. Peters and her family live in Box Hill South, Victoria, Australia. In her free time she enjoys walking, practicing yoga, and reading.