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Brooks, George A., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Major specializations in the discipline of physical education are often identified by the terms: history of physical education; exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor development, motor learning, sport psychology, and sport sociology. In this text, two chapters are provided on each of these specialized areas. One chapter describes the emergence…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletics, Biomechanics, Educational Research
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
Allensworth, Diane, Ed.; Lawson, Elaine, Ed.; Nicholson, Lois, Ed.; Wyche, James, Ed. – 1997
In 1994, an Institute of Medicine committee was convened to study comprehensive school health programs (CSHPs) in grades K-12 and to make recommendations for national, state, and local actions. The background of the study, issues considered by the committee, and an overview of CSHPs are discussed in the first two chapters of this report. The…
Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
Humphrey, James H. – 1992
Noting that unilateral definitions of motor learning as separate from ideational learning are inadequate, this book identifies and explores certain branches of specific aspects of motor learning. The book is divided into three parts, dealing with curricular motor learning, compensatory motor learning, and cognitive motor learning. Part I is…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Children, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Download full textGaskell, Jane, Ed.; McLaren, Arlene, Ed. – 1987
This four-part book contains 16 papers that explore the relationship between feminist research and education, especially in Canada. The papers in the first part, "Women as Mothers, Women as Teachers," are as follows: "The Evolution of the Sexual Division of Labour in Teaching" (Danylewycz, Light, Prentice); "More than a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Educational History, Educational Policy
Hayes, William – 2000
Case studies described in this book reflect conditions present in today's public schools. Situations described in these case studies are intended to introduce education students to the variety of problems existing in today's schools. The 38 case studies highlight: student cheating; teacher's observation by administrator; inclusion; contract…
Descriptors: Art Education, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Block Scheduling
