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Boboc, Marius; Nordgren, R. D. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2010
Practical and engaging, this book contains 21 case studies that help students apply curriculum theory to classroom reality. Each case is authored by an in-service teacher, reflecting on ways to improve instruction by making changes to various aspects of the curriculum. These real-life examples investigate up-to-date curricular issues ranging from…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, School Activities, Curriculum Implementation
Sabock, Ralph J. – 1985
This book offers insights into the coaching profession and examines the many facets involved in the world of the coach. It provides a description of the nature of coaching, points out problem areas, offers advice, and creates discussion and debate for individuals entering the profession. Chapter topics include: (1) Nature of the Profession; (2)…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Higher Education, Physical Education Teachers
Nygaard, Gary; Boone, Thomas H. – 1985
This guide focuses on the legal responsibilities of coaches and physical educators, but much of the content is equally applicable to those who teach sports skills in other recreational settings. The guide presents the legal duties of the coach or teacher. The content is drawn from a review of sport lawsuits (or sports injury litigation) over the…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Athletic Coaches, First Aid, Injuries
Segrave, Jeffrey, Ed.; Chu, Donald, Ed. – 1981
This volume is a cross-disciplinary analysis of the modern Olympic Games based on research in the social sciences and humanities. The focus is academic and scholarly, and the volume includes original theoretical and empirical research on various aspects of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement. This volume attempts to: (1) investigate the…
Descriptors: Activism, Athletics, International Relations, Philosophy
Geadelmann, Patricia L.; And Others – 1977
Essays concerning multiple aspects of integrating the concept of professional equality between the sexes into the field of sport are presented. The abstract idea of sexual equality is examined, and methods for determining the degree of equality present in given working situations are set forth. A discussion of the laws, enforcing agencies, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Personnel Integration, Physical Education
Clarke, H. Harrison; Clarke, David H. – 1978
This book concentrates on activities to meet the needs of children and adults who are deficient in basic physical fitness components, who are handicapped in some respect: posture faults, poor flexibility, weight problems, or other inadequacies which interfere with their effective participation in physical education activities. It stresses…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Body Weight, Developmental Disabilities, Health Programs
Hockey, Robert V. – 1977
This text is designed for university-level foundations of physical education courses that incorporate student participation in alternate lecture and laboratory sessions. The material is presented so that each individual might evaluate his present level of physical fitness, might carefully consider all the information available, and then make an…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Exercise (Physiology), Health Education, Higher Education
Frost, Reuben B. – 1975
This book offers a cross-section of the concepts and subject-matter areas which form the theoretical framework for physical education. Its stated purpose is to provide a source of information, insight, and inspiration to those who comtemplate physical education as a career. Chapters include the following: (a) "Education for a Better World;" (b)…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Biomechanics, Curriculum Guides, Educational Principles
Vincent, William John – 1976
This text is designed for undergraduate courses in statistics or tests and measurements in physical education. It covers basic statistical concepts such as frequency distributions; graphs and curves; percentiles; measure of central tendency and variability; correlations; t tests; special applications of t tests for unequal, small, or correlated…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Nonparametric Statistics, Physical Education
Doherty, J. Kenneth – 1976
This track and field text is a second edition of the 1971 Track and Field Omnibook, a synthesis of the author's forty-five years experience as a participant in and coach of the sport. Divided into two sections, the text deals with both the event-specific techniques of coaching and the overall development of the coaching role. Part one, "The Human…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Exercise Physiology, Physical Development
Harper, William A.; And Others – 1977
This book on the process of philosophic thought as it relates to physical education is divided into four parts. The first part, "Philosophy as Action," aims to help the student to develop and refine his ability to philosophize, to direct reasoned beliefs toward a goal, to see that reasoned beliefs derive from thinking, to avoid error and dangers…
Descriptors: Athletics, Beliefs, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Style
Gentile, Lance M. – 1980
Written primarily for coaches and physical education instructors, this booklet also may be used by reading teachers to diversify their programs and motivate students to read. The ideas and exercises presented are intended to combine the forces of intellectual and physical activity and have been developed through actual teaching. Chapters discuss…
Descriptors: Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades
Fuoss, Donald E.; Troppmann, Robert J. – 1977
This text is designed for professional preparation classes in physical education and sports administration and serves as a guide for inservice secondary school athletic directors. Managerial principles are applied to athletic personnel and programs: coaches are depicted as managerial supervisors, the athletic director is middle management, and the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Athletic Coaches
Wakefield, Frances; And Others – 1977
This volume is divided into seven parts; an introductory section (which includes a discussion of girls and women in track and field as well as principles of conditioning and training) and sections on running, hurdling, jumping, throwinq, pentathlon, beginning a track and field program, and managing and planning aspects. In each section, where…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Performance Factors
Oberteuffer, Delbert – 1977
This collection of speeches, papers, and essays divides into three sections: "Some Challenges Accepted,""School Health Education," and "Physical Education." The section on school health discusses such topics as: the school as a force for health; philosophy and principles of school health programs; health as…
Descriptors: Athletics, Educational Philosophy, Health, Health Education
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