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The Routledge physical education reader / edited by Richard Bailey and David Kirk.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009Description: xii, 420 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0415446007
  • 9780415446006
  • 0415446015
  • 9780415446013
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.7 22
LOC classification:
  • GV341 .R69 2009
Contents:
Introduction -- Part One. The Nature and Values of Physical Education -- Part Two. Physical Education and Sport -- Part Three. Physical Education and Health -- Part Four. Learners and Learning -- Part Five. Teachers and teaching -- Part Six. Curriculum and content -- Part Seven. The social construction of bodies -- Part Eight. Researching physical education -- Conclusion.
Summary: "Physical Education teaching and research is fundamental to the physical and social health of our communities. The Routledge Physical Education Reader presents an authoritative and representative selection of the very best international scholarship in PE, drawn from across the full topical range of the discipline. Containing a rich blend of contemporary, 'classic' and hard-to-find articles, this book helps students gain a full understanding of the historical context in which current issues and debates within PE have emerged. Leading international scholars Richard Bailey and David Kirk weave a thoughtful editorial commentary throughout the book that illuminates each key theme, making insightful and important connections between articles and approaches ."--Publisher's website.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 613.7 ROU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A377374B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Part One. The Nature and Values of Physical Education -- Part Two. Physical Education and Sport -- Part Three. Physical Education and Health -- Part Four. Learners and Learning -- Part Five. Teachers and teaching -- Part Six. Curriculum and content -- Part Seven. The social construction of bodies -- Part Eight. Researching physical education -- Conclusion.

"Physical Education teaching and research is fundamental to the physical and social health of our communities. The Routledge Physical Education Reader presents an authoritative and representative selection of the very best international scholarship in PE, drawn from across the full topical range of the discipline. Containing a rich blend of contemporary, 'classic' and hard-to-find articles, this book helps students gain a full understanding of the historical context in which current issues and debates within PE have emerged. Leading international scholars Richard Bailey and David Kirk weave a thoughtful editorial commentary throughout the book that illuminates each key theme, making insightful and important connections between articles and approaches ."--Publisher's website.

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