New directions in physical education
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Bibliographic Information
New directions in physical education
Human Kinetics Books, c1990-
- v. 1
- v. 2
Available at 13 libraries
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Subtitle of vol.2: Towards a national curriculum
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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v. 1 ISBN 9780873222945
Description
Volume 1 of "New Directions in Physical Education" is an overview and analysis of current issues in physical education. Each chapter addresses a current topic in physical education with a review of the literature and thought-provoking suggestions for the curriculum. Educators, tutors, coaches and sport science professionals will benefit from the ideas and experience of some of Britain's top physical educators and find much to inform and excite them about recent developments in this field. "New Directions in Physical Education" is a reference for physical, and can be used as a text for teacher training courses for all age groups, and for sport studies courses. It puts present and future trends into context for teachers and students as they prepare to deliver the new National Curriculum in England and Wales.
Table of Contents
- Children's physical activity patterns - the implications for physical education, (Neil Armstrong)
- promoting health in primary school physical education, (Mike Sleap)
- physical education and the national curriculum, (John Alderson,David Crutchley)
- physical education and sport - the interface, (Elizabeth B. Murdoch)
- new directions in games teaching, (Rod Thorpe)
- equal opportunities and physical education, (Margaret Talbot)
- physical education for children with severe learning difficulties, (Michael Alcott)
- examinations and assessment in physical education, (Robert Carroll).
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v. 2 ISBN 9780873223676
Description
Britain's top physical educators provide in-depth analyses of the current issues in physical education as the state moves toward a National Curriculum in England and Wales. New directions in Physical Education Volume 2 focuses on topics such as the changing role of the physical education teacher, physical education and self-esteem in a child, uses and applications of information technology, the relationship of a physical education curriculum and participation in sports after school, and the partnership between the school and the community. Plus the book includes practical guidance for teaching specific physical activities such as track and field athletics, gymnastics, and dance within the National Curriculum.
Table of Contents
- The changing nature of teacher's work - school governors and curriculum control in physical education, (Andrew C. Sparks)
- physical education and the development of self-esteem in children, (Kenneth R. Fox)
- information technology and physical education in the national curriculum, (David A. Brodie and Mike Skinskey)
- health related physical activity in the national curriculum, (Neil Armstrong and Stuart Biddle)
- track and field athletics in the national curriculum, (Richard J.Fisher)
- gymnastics in the national curriculum, (John Wright)
- dance in the national curriculum, (Sarah E. Stecens)
- outdoor education in the national curriculum, (Barbara Humberstone)
- school to community - progress and partnership, (Bob Laventure).
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