Dr. Stephen Smith

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Industry Education
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Introduction Dr. Stephen Smith is Associate Professor and Associate Dean Academic in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. His scholarly work pertains to curricular and instructional practices in physical education, health education and teacher education. Illustrative publications are the 1997 book Risk and our pedagogical relation to children: On the playground and beyond, and the 2004 book The bearing of inquiry in teacher education. His recent work addresses vitality and physical mindfulness as overarching concepts of physical education and, more broadly speaking, of a somatic approach to teacher education. His work is published in a range of journals including the International Journal of Qualitative Health Research, the Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology and Phenomenology and Practice.