Mr Steven A Stolz
Lecturer
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education - BendigoBendigo
- T: +61 3 5444 7691
- F: +61 3 5444 7800
- E: s.stolz@latrobe.edu.au
- W: La Trobe University
Lecturer
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education - BendigoBendigo
BEd, Grad. Dip. Th, MA, PhD candidate
Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA); Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy (ASCP); The International Association of the Philosophy of Sport (IAPS); Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
Educational Studies
Physical education
Secondary teaching
Steven Stolz is a Lecturer at La Trobe University (Victoria, Australia).
He has an MA from the School of Philosophy-ACU where he is also a PhD candidate.
Just recently he was awarded the highly prestigious 2011 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) Doctoral Scholarship.
His present research interests include: continental philosophy, philosophy of education, curriculum and pedagogy and applied ethics.
In addition to Lecturing at La Trobe University he is currently working with Professor Janis (John) Ozolins (Guest Co-Editors) in producing a special edition of the academic journal, Educational Philosophy and Theory (EPAT) that is due to be published in 2012-2013.
Furthermore, he is currently serving as an Editorial Board Member (Victorian Representative) for the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) periodical: Active and Healthy Magazine.
Professional Memberships: Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA); Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy (ASCP); The International Association for the Philosophy of Sport (IAPS); Australian Council for Health, Physical Education & Recreation (ACHPER).
EDU1IPE-Introduction to Physical Education
EDU3SSA-Sport and Skill Analysis
EDU4SPS-Social Psychology of Sport
EDU3MS-Movement Studies
EDU4PHE & EDU4PEA/B-PE Method
Curriculum and pedagogy, educational theory, philosophy of education and applied ethics
Conference Papers and Presentations
Stolz, S.A. (2010). The Importance of Philosophic Research in Physical Activity, Paper presented at the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) – Queensland State Conference, Brisbane, August.
Stolz, S. A. (2010). On justifying justifications of sport and physical education: are there good reasons for the inclusion of sport and physical education within educational institutions?, Paper presented at the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) – International Conference, Perth, December.
Stolz, S. A. (2011). Are there good reasons for the inclusion of sport and physical education within educational institutions?, Paper presented at the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) – International Conference, Adelaide, April.
Stolz, S. A. (2011). The unique nature of knowledge in physical education (PE) discourse,Paper presented at the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) – International Conference, New Zealand, December.
Journal and Magazine Articles
Stolz, S.A. (2008). ADHD. Teacher, June/July, 20-22.
Stolz, S. A. and Quilter, J. G. (2008). Some ethical questions about the transfer of enrolments from government to private schools in Australia: What are the factors for this trend and what is to be made ethically of the trend?. Ethics Education Journal: A journal for applied philosophy and ethics in the Christian tradition, 14(1), 4-24.
Stolz, S. A. (2009). Physical education and the national curriculum. Professional Educator, 8(4), 44-47.
Stolz, S.A. (2010). Health, physical education, sport: What’s the main game. Teacher, January/February, 24-26.
Stolz, S. A. (2010). A Critique of the “Games Smart” initiative. Active & Healthy Magazine, 17(2), 11-12.
Stolz, S. A. (2010). A Queensland HPE teacher’s perspective of “STEP UP”. Active & Healthy Magazine, 17(3), 25-26.
Stolz, S.A. (2011). A Question of Privacy?. Teacher, June/July, 60-61.
Stolz, S. A. (2012). Making sense of Game Sense. Active & Healthy Magazine, 19(1), 5-15.
Guest Co-Editor of the journal Educational Philosophy and Theory (EPAT) Special Edition which is due to be published in 2012-2013.
Curriculum Theory Textbook.