Physical Education: Essential Issues / Edition 1

by Ken Green, Ken Hardman

Overview

This book is a core text for physical education courses. It deals with enduring themes and contemporary issues in primary and secondary physical education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761944980
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/15/2004
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Ken Green and Ken Hardman Ken Green and Ken Hardman
The Nature and Values of Physical Education - Mike Mc Namee
Policy, Power and Politics in Physical Education - Dawn Penney and John Evans
Physical Education in Schools in European Context - Ken Hardman and Joe Marshall
Charter Principles, Promises and Implementation Realities
Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Health and Young People - Richard Winsley and Neil Armstrong
Health-Related Exercise and Physical Education - Jo Harris
Extra-Curricular Physical Education in Secondary Schools in England and Wales - Ken Green
Reflections on the ‘State of Play'
Teachers, Teaching and Pedagogy Physical Education - Susan Capel
Model-Based Teaching and Assessment in Physical Education - David Kirk
The Tactical Games Model
Examinations - Ken Green
A ‘New Orthodoxy' in Physical Education?
Gender and Physical Education - Anne Flintoff and Sheila Scraton
Social Class, Young People, Sport and Physical Education - Ken Green, Andy Smith and Ken Roberts
‘Race' and Physical Education, Sport and Dance - Tansin Benn
Inclusion, Special Educational Needs, Disability and Physical Education - Andy Smith and Nigel Thomas

Editorial Reviews

"We used your text Physical Education: Essentials Issues... it was a perfect match for their Fundamentals course and afforded us great platform for learning and discussion. 

                                                                                      —Connie S. Collier, Kent State University

Connie S. Collier

‘For any student of Physical Education, Physical Education: Essential Issues provides an excellent springboard from which to explore theoretical aspects of their subject. The list of authors reads like a who's who of PE and the extensive list of references provides opportunities to investigate areas of interest in more depth' - John Matthews, Chief Executive PEA UK

'Distinguished authors who provide critical analyses of key contemporary issues in physical education: a core text…. Required reading for anybody seeking insight into the key issues of the day in physical education' - Dr Dick Fisher, Vice Principal of St. Mary's University College and Honorary President of the European Physical Education Associations

'Green and Hardman have brought together a comprehensive collection of studies by well-known writers that will provide students with news of breaking developments in physical education as well as the most recent thinking on enduring issues in the field. At a time of considerable reform in schools, this book represents a timely and authoritative introduction to the study of physical education' - Professor David Kirk, Loughborough University

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