Life span motor development /

Haywood, Kathleen,

Life span motor development / Kathleen M. Haywood, PhD, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Nancy Getchell, PhD, University of Delaware. - Sixth edition. - xx, 427 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), photographs ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Introduction to Motor Development -- 1. Fundamental Concepts -- 2. Theoretical Perspectives in Motor Development -- 3. Principles of Motion and Stability -- Part II. Physical Growth and Aging -- 4. Physical Growth, Maturation, and Aging -- 5. Development and Aging of Body Systems -- Part III. Development of Motor Skills Across the Life Span -- 6. Early Motor Development -- 7. Development of Human Locomotion -- 8. Development of Ballistic Skills -- 9. Development of Manipulative Skills -- Part IV. Perceptual-Motor Development -- 10. Sensory-Perceptual Development -- 11. Perception and Action in Development -- Part V. Functional Constraints to Motor Development -- 12. Social and Cultural Constraints in Motor Development -- 13. Psychosocial Constraints in Motor Development -- 14. Knowledge as a Functional Constraint in Motor Development -- Part VI. Interaction of Exercise Task and Structural Constraints -- 15. Development of Cardiorespiratory Endurance -- 16. Development of Strength and Flexibility -- 17. Development of Body Composition -- 18. Conclusion: Interactions Among Constraints -- Appendix: Skinfold, Body Mass Index, and Head Circumference Charts.

"This updated edition uses the model of constraints in discussing reasons for changes in movement throughout the life span. It encourages students to examine how the interactions of the individual, environment, and task bring about changes in a person’s movements." --Publisher's website.

1450456995 9781450456999

82637 TVG

2013044126


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RJ133 / .H34 2014

612.76

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