The Routledge physical education reader

Reference & Research Book News, May, 2009

The Routledge physical education reader.

Ed. by Richard Bailey and David Kirk.

Routledge

2009

420 pages

$56.95

Paperback

GV341

Given the decline in physical fitness in most industrialized nations, educating all age levels about the benefits of regular exercise has become essential. Bailey (education and sport, U. of Birmingham), Kirk (physical education and youth sport, Leeds Metropolitan U.) and their international contributors take a close look at the theory behind fitness as well as its practical attributes and methods of its teaching. They cover such topics as the nature and values of physical education, the relationships between physical education learners and what they should be learning, the role and practice of the physical education teacher, the importance of appropriate curriculum and content, the construction of bodies in society, and the impact of research in physical education theory and practice. The result is a solid professional reference as well as a well-grounded and flexible classroom text.

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