A collection of chapters investigating the important role played by PE and sport in independent schools, from contributors including former Olympic medallists Roger Black and Jonathan Edwards, Rugby World Cup winning coach Sir Clive Woodward and Baroness Campbell, Chair of UK Sport. Edited by Dr Malcolm Tozer, former director of PE and housemaster at Uppingham School.
"Sexuality Education" prepares both students planning to become sexuality educators and administrators, and seasoned teachers seeking current information and successful methods for teaching elementary, secondary and college students about sexuality with confidence. The authors strike a balance between content information and instructional strategies/applications that help students assess their own attitudes and knowledge of the topic. Emphasizing that sex education is an integral part of a compr...
Looseleaf for Comprehensive School Health Education
by Linda Meeks, Philip Heit, and Brigham Young University Randy M Page
"An Introduction to the Study of Education" considers the nature, aims and purposes of education. It introduces the new student of Education Studies, and related courses, to the key perspectives and contexts of education in order to prepare them for further study in the field. This book is an accessible, introductory course companion for Education Studies. Boxed examples and case studies are provided where appropriate, to enable the student learner to contextualise the introductory theory that i...
The Muscles and Their Story, From the Earliest Times
by Girolamo 1530-1606 Mercuriale
Globalization and Internationalization in Higher Education
Universities all over the world are increasingly recognising the challenges of globalization and the pressures towards internationalization. This collection draws together a wealth of international experience to explore the emerging patterns of strategy and practice in internationalizing Higher Education. Questions considered include: • How is the concept of globalization in the context of higher education understood by those who lead universities across the world? • What new challenges are be...
Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School (Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School)
This book focuses on the requirements of student PE teachers in relation to teaching skills and issues covered in PGCE and initial teacher education courses. The new edition of this popular textbook draws together background information about teaching and about PE, basic teaching skills specifically related to physical education and broader knowledge and understanding of issues in the wider context of PE. The book is organized so that each chapter contains text and underpinning theory interspers...
Physical Drill With and Without Arms and the New Bayonet Exercise [electronic Resource]
Crazy-Proofing High School Sports examines the often troubling high school sports phenomenon in two parts. Part one focuses on the problems facing educators, students, and parents as they struggle to make high school sports worthwhile. Few if any strategies for improvement in education are effective without first knowing what the real reasons are for failure. Part two offers solutions for "crazy-proofing" high school sports. Schools have everything needed to accomplish great feats via high s...
Teaching Elementary Physical Education: Strategies for the Classroom Teacher gives elementary education teachers the tools and strategies they need to teach physical education using a skills-based approach. Designed for the non-physical education teacher, the textbook provides a shorter, more focused presentation of how and what to teach in physical education. For many elementary education students, this course is the only exposure they will have to teaching physical education. As such, Teachin...
Looseleaf for Exercise Physiology Laboratory Manual
by William C Beam and Gene M Adams
Exercise Physiology Laboratory Manual is a comprehensive resource for instructors and students interested in practical laboratory experiences related to the field of exercise physiology. This program can be used as both a standalone lab manual or as a complement to any exercise physiology textbook. Students will come away with thorough instruction on the measurement and evaluation of muscular strength, anaerobic and aerobic fitness, cardiovascular function, respiratory function, flexibility, and...
Author Brian Sharkey -- past president of the American College of Sports Medicine and a world-renowned fitness authority -- explains in plain English how the body responds to physical activity, why physical activity is so important to health, and how best to become physically active.
You'll Never Guess What We Did in Gym Today!
by Kenneth Tillman and Patricia Rizzo Toner
Higher education in sport has become a hot issue in Europe over the last ten years - not only is it now seen by many educators as an integral part of higher education, but sport itself has become extremely important in the European political arena."Higher Education in Sport in Europe" examines both aspects of sport in education against the backdrop of the European Education Reform Process, with a focus on the Thematic Network Project: Aligning a European Higher Education Structure in Sport Scien...
Physical Education Unit Plans
by Bette J. Logsdon, Luann N. Alleman, Sue Ann Straits, David E. Belka, and Dawn Clark
This four text pack presents a whole series which provides physical education unit plans for early childhood movement programmes and junior physical education programmes. The units integrate movement concepts and skills into games, gymnastics and dance experiences that children will enjoy.
A narrative account of the 2007 New York City marathon interweaves the stories of professional and amateur participants, from Great Britain's world-record holder Paula Radcliffe and Latvian two-time winner Jelena Prokopcuka to South African former champion Hendrick Ramaala and a young cancer survivor running his first race.