Teaching for lifetime physical activity through quality high school physical education
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Bibliographic Information
Teaching for lifetime physical activity through quality high school physical education
Benjamin Cummings, c2003
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Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A comprehensive book, Teaching for Lifetime Physical Activity Through Quality High School Physical Education gives readers interested in physical education the tools they need to design innovative and creative high school physical education programs that will connect with today's youth. The latest developments in research-based methods of presenting sports in physical education are covered, and the unique problems facing today's physical education teacher are tackled. Topics such as youth culture, voice, and choice are explored to provide a contextual framework in which readers can create exciting activity programs.
Table of Contents
1. Contemporary High School Physical Education - Moving Out of the Box.
2. American Adolescent Development and Youth Culture.
3. Physical Activity, the Body, and Physicality.
4. Current Fitness Status of American Youth.
5. Giving Youth Voice and Choice: Strategies for Empowering Youth.
6. Designing a Quality Aerobic Fitness Program.
7. Designing a Quality Muscular Strength and Endurance Fitness Program.
8. Designing Quality Sporting Experiences.
9. Designing Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Programs.
10. Block Scheduling and Project-Based Learning.
11. The School-Based Fitness and Sports Club.
12. The Place of Technology in Physical Education.
13. Teaching Physical Education in Diverse Settings.
14. Helping Students Change - Keys to Motivation.
15. Understanding and Working with the Micropolitics of Physical Education.
Appendix: Sample Season Plans.
Index.
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