Physical Education Methods for Classroom Teachers


Book Description

Shows teachers who don't specialize in physical education how to make class educational and enjoyable while keeping kids physically active and interested in physical education. Provides a basic physical education curriculum and realistic suggestions for implementation, and explains how to work with students to plan, instruct, and assess the program. Provides game ideas, activities, and lessons that integrate other subjects with physical education, tips for including children of varying skill levels and abilities, and reproducible forms. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Research Methods in Physical Education and Youth Sport


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This is the first research methods book to focus entirely on physical education and youth sport. It guides the reader through the whole research process; from the first steps to completion of a dissertation or practice-based project, and introduces key topics such as:formulating a research questionqualitative approachesquantitative approachesmixed method researchliterature reviewcase studiessurvey, interviews and focus groupsdata analysiswriting the dissertation.Each chapter includes a.







Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education & Recreation


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Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education and Recreation, Twelfth Edition provides physical educators with the up-to-date knowledge and skills necessary to develop, implement, and monitor instructional programs for students at various levels of ability. It is one of the only texts in the adapted physical education market that provides both task-specific and developmental teaching approaches. With the national movement to include most students with disabilities into the general curriculum, the text is designed to enable adapted and traditional physical education teachers to successfully address those students’ needs in the general physical education class.




Essentials of Research Methods in Health, Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Recreation


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Designed to teach Health, Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Recreation students how to be consumers of research in their fields, this text is ideal for upper level and graduate level research courses in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, and Physical Education. New to the Second Edition are expanded statistics problems and data sets, additional statistics and application examples, and computer applications for data analysis. Key concepts are highlighted, and unique and humorous cartoons are used to help illustrate selected points.




Educating the Student Body


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Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.




Research Methods in Physical Activity


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Research Methods in Physical Activity, Eighth Edition, offers step-by-step information for every aspect of the research process, providing guidelines for research methods so that students feel capable and confident using research techniques in kinesiology and exercise science disciplines




The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education


Book Description

The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education, Second Edition, delivers the vital information future and current physical educators need to know, with a focus on social justice and equity issues. It uses a standards-based teaching for learning approach and helps readers develop the skills in planning, management, teaching, and assessment they need to begin successful careers




Physical Education Methods for Elementary Teachers


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The authors show non-specialists how to develop a realistic and workable approach to teaching physical education. The book makes physical education worthwhile, practical and fun for students and teachers. The text provides the reader with a basic physical education curriculum and suggestions for how to implement this.




Analysis of Teaching and Learning in Physical Education


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Based on William Anderson's groundbreaking work, Analysis of Teaching Physical Education (1980), this text is designed to help physical education teachers meet National Association for Sport and Physical Education's Standards for Advanced Programs in Teacher Education. Specifically, it addresses the Standards on Sound Teaching Practices; Assessment; Methods of Inquiry; Collaboration, Reflection, Leadership, and Professionalism; and Mentoring. --Book Jacket.