Physical Education category: 327 books
Sport
Readings from a Sociological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1972
Sport is something rather taken for granted and little studied as part of man's and society's behaviour. This collection of essays, many of which appear in print for the first time, provides an international comparative and developmental orientation to the sociology of sport, thereby clarifying the...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
'We can reach far more people through sport than we can through political or educational programmes. In that way, sport is more powerful than politics. We have only just started to use its potential to build up this country. We must continue to do so.' – Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela's statement...
by Ian Pickup, Lawry Price, Ms Julie Shaughnessy
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
This book encourages effective teaching and learning in primary physical education, supporting the reader in meeting the QTS Standards and beyond. It explores the importance of PE for children's learning and advocates a developmental approach to teaching; it also examines a model of professional practice...
Sports, Fitness, and Motor Activities for Children with Disabilities
A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Parents and Educators
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015
This book is intended to provide guidance to parents, guardians, educators, and community recreation professionals regarding the importance of increased physical activity beyond the school day for children with disabilities.
The book starts off by discussing early childhood development specific...
Adventure Education
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2011
Adventure Education is a form of experiential learning typically associated with activities involving risk, from cooperative games such as raft building to high adventure activities such as rock climbing. Adventure Education: An Introduction provides a comprehensive introduction to the planning,...
British Labour and Higher Education, 1945 to 2000
Ideologies, Policies and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2011
Higher education provision is an essential component (socially as well as economically) of modern social structures. British Labour and Higher Education focuses on the development of Labour policy on higher education from 1945 to 2000. It analyses the rapid expansion and series of fundamental transformations...
Education and Reconciliation
Exploring Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
What is the relationship between education and reconciliation initiatives? Who encourages and enacts it and who discourages and detracts from it? Do reconciliatory educational practices offer any insight into the nature of reconciliation as a process? Drawing on international research in numerous...
Globalization and Internationalization in Higher Education
Theoretical, Strategic and Management Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Universities all over the world are increasingly recognising the challenges of globalization and the pressures towards internationalization. This collection draws together a wealth of international experience to explore the emerging patterns of strategy and practice in internationalizing Higher Education.
Questions...
Sports Biomechanics
The Basics: Optimising Human Performance
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Human beings are the 'all-rounders' of the natural world – while they aren't naturally the quickest, biggest or strongest creatures, they can achieve more amazing physical feats than any other animal.
Nowhere is this ability more pronounced than in sporting performance, the ideal area for...
by Bruce Abernethy, Vaughan Kippers, Stephanie J. Hanrahan
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement, Third Edition, introduces readers to key concepts concerning the anatomical, mechanical, physiological, neural, and psychological bases of human movement. The text provides undergraduate students with a broad foundation for more detailed study of the subdisciplines...
by Gavin Middlewood
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Clearly written lesson plans aimed at improving a range of social and physical skills, as well as stimulating children's imaginations through a series of exciting problems and scenarios. From saving an endangered animal to surviving an alien invasion, the children are placed in problematic situations...
Playing Outside
Activities, ideas and inspiration for the early years
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Making outdoor teaching and learning work in practice is now a key priority for all early years practitioners.
Playing Outside provides clear and detailed guidance on all aspects of outdoor play illustrated with over 100 colour photographs. This bestselling book has been fully updated throughout...
Contrasting Models of State and School
A Comparative Historical Study of Parental Choice and State Control
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
chool Choice and the forming of citizens for responsible freedom are two of the most hotly debated topics in educational policy. International comparison offers perspective on the effects of alternative policies. This book profiles historically and currently two countries which give strong support...
by John Elling Tufte
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Crazy-Proofing High School Sports examines the often troubling high school sports phenomenon in two parts. Part one focuses on the problems facing educators, students, and parents as they struggle to make high school sports worthwhile. Few if any strategies for improvement in education are effective...