Issues in Physical Education (Issues in Subject Teaching.)

✍ Scribed by Capel

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 288
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Issues in Physical Education stimulates student-teachers, NQTs and practising physical education teachers to reflect on issues important to improving teaching in physical education. It encourages reflection and debate as an important part of professional development. Issues discussed include: aims as an issue in physical education breadth, balance and assessment in the physical education curriculum equality and the inclusion of pupils with special needs in physical education progression and continuity in physical education between primary and secondary schools community initiatives in physical education physical education, health and life-long participation in physical activity.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 9
List of tables......Page 10
Notes on contributors......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 13
List of abbreviations......Page 14
Introduction to the series......Page 16
Introduction SUSAN CAPEL AND SUSAN PIOTROWSKI......Page 18
Introduction: aims of physical education......Page 22
Aims as an issue in physical education MARGARET WHITEHEAD......Page 24
Issues concerned with your pupils......Page 40
The concept of equal opportunities in physical education with reference to gender equality SUSAN PIOTROWSKI......Page 42
Equality and the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs in physical education CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON, CAROLYN CHILDS AND ELIZABETH MARSDEN......Page 64
Valuing cultural diversity: the challenge for physical education TANSIN BENN......Page 81
Issues concerned with teaching and learning......Page 96
Approaches to teaching games SUSAN CAPEL......Page 98
Formal and informal modes of assessment in physical education SUSAN PIOTROWSKI AND SUSAN CAPEL......Page 116
Issues concerned with the curriculum......Page 132
Breadth and balance in the physical education curriculum ANDREA LOCKWOOD......Page 134
Physical education and sport SUSAN CAPEL......Page 148
Competition and co-operation in physical education JEAN LEAH AND SUSAN CAPEL......Page 161
Working with the community: a necessary evil or a positive change of direction? MIKE WARING AND PETER WARBURTON......Page 176
Physical education, health and life-long participation in physical activity SUSAN PIOTROWSKI......Page 187
Progression and continuity in physical education between primary and secondary school WILL KATENE......Page 205
Conclusion......Page 224
Re-reflecting on priorities for physical education: now and in the twenty-first century SUSAN CAPEL......Page 226
Making change in physical education SUSAN CAPEL......Page 238
Biblography......Page 258
Index......Page 279