In the Swedish educational system, there has been a recent push for digital technology in different school subjects. This paper investigates what regulates Swedish physical education teachers’ perceptions of digital technology in outdoor education. The results is reflected in a number of rules that govern Swedish physical education teachers’ perceptions and use of digital technology in outdoor education. Findings suggest that teachers’ views on the relevance of digital technology in outdoor education depends partly on curriculum formulations, but of significant importance are also other factors such as: the addressed knowledge area, grade level, choice of digital device, needs of students, and teachers’ ideological beliefs. These rules are discussed in relation to the construction of outdoor education as knowledge area within physical education and in relation to the ways in which Swedish physical education teachers relate to curriculum changes.

This chapter is about environmental sustainability and how its influence on schools and education has grown stronger. Environmental sustainability has been an important debate in schools in recent times. However, the development in physical education has not been as fast as in other subjects and there are still research gaps in the field. This chapter explores the relationship between how environmental sustainability is presented in national curricula for physical education and how it is perceived by physical education teachers. An explanatory sequential approach, using both quantitative and qualitative data, is related to Bernstein's concept of classification. This chapter contributes to the discussion of how teachers enact their governing school documents when it comes to environmental sustainability in physical education. The results of this study show that environmental sustainability has the potential to gain a stronger classification in physical education in the future. For example, several teachers show an awareness of environmental issues and a willingness to include them in their physical education teaching.