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Physical Education eBooks

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  • Design for Learning

    Reports Submitted to the Joint Committee of the Toronto Board of Education and the University of Toronto

    Edited by Northrop Frye ...
    Series series Heritage
    This important book is the result of a study of school curriculum undertaken by a joint committee of the University of Toronto and the Board of Education for the City of Toronto. Three sub-committees, dealing with English, Social Science, and Physical Science, here present preliminary reports which indicate the need for perpetual study if the school curriculum is to be kept abreast of modern ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Sport

    Readings from a Sociological Perspective

    Edited by Eric Dunning ...
    Series series Heritage
    Sport is something rather taken for granted and little studied as part of man's and society's behaviour. This collection of essays, many of which appear in print for the first time, provides an international comparative and developmental orientation to the sociology of sport, thereby clarifying the nature of modern sports and their central structural and functional characteristics. The sports ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Yoga Its Nature, From and Scope

    by A. Dwivedi ...
    Contents: The nature of yoga,Raja yoga,Bhakti yoga,Karma yoga,Jnana yoga,Hatha yoga,Asanas,Pranayama,Yoga as ethics and philosophy,Conclusion,Figures,Select bibliography,Index. ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • Long-Distance Hiking: Lessons from the Appalachian Trail

    by Roland Mueser ...
    Blending sage advice with personal experiences and anecdotes, this unconventional book is an unusually thoughtful account of long-distance trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Mueser draws upon interviews and questionnaire data gathered from over 100 long distance hikers hoofing it through the Applachian Mountains. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build

    by Nick Schade ...
    Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements for three different kayaks: 1) A simple solo craft for beginners, 2) A high-performance solo kayak for intermediate ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Making of High Performance Athletes

    Discipline, Diversity, and Ethics

    by Debra Shogan ...
    Series series Heritage
    Highly skilled athletes are produced by technologies of training which seek to create the athlete as a singular identity. Yet the disciplinary model of modern sport is consistently disrupted by the diversity and hybridity of the participants. Using Foucault's work on disciplinary power as a theoretical framework, Debra Shogan, an academic in sports ethics and a coach of high performance athletes, ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Bewegungslernen und Lerngeschichten im Lebensalltag

    Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Sport, Sportpädagogik, Note: gut, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (Institut für Sportwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Seminar: Bewegungslernen im Prozess von Bildung und Erziehung, 2 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 0 Inhaltsverzeichnis ... 2 1 Lernen ... 3 2 Sportive Lebensstile und Szenen ... 4 2.1 ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Gender and Physical Education

    Contemporary Issues and Future Directions

    Edited by Dawn Penney ...
    Gender and Physical Education offers a critical and comprehensive commentary on issues relating to gender in PE and teacher education. The book challenges our understandings of gender, equity and identity in PE, establishing a conceptual and historical foundation for the issue, as well as presenting a wealth of original research material.The book delivers a critical analysis of the progress and ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Learning to Win

    Sports, Education, and Social Change in Twentieth-Century North Carolina

    by Pamela Grundy ...
    Over the past century, high school and college athletics have grown into one of America's most beloved--and most controversial--institutions, inspiring great loyalty while sparking fierce disputes.In this richly detailed book, Pamela Grundy examines the many meanings that school sports took on in North Carolina, linking athletic programs at state universities, public high schools, women's colleges ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Safety and Risk in Primary School Physical Education

    by John Severs ...
    Physical education and sport in schools is undergoing renewed emphasis and the primary sector key stages are rightly seen as fundamental elements in the new initiatives.The majority of primary school teachers are non-specialists and there is, therefore, a particular need for information on safe planning and practice in physical education to be designed to meet their specific requirements.Safety is ... Read more

    $74.99 USD

  • The Future of Physical Education

    Building a New Pedagogy

    Edited by Anthony Laker ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Education
    Anthony Laker leads an outstanding international team of educational theorists in critically examining the theoretical underpinnings of physical education, and in challenging the rhetoric, the practices and the pedagogies that prevail in our schools. There has been a great deal of discussion surrounding the value of this subject in schools, particularly around the form that physical education ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Sport Education in Physical Education

    Research Based Practice

    Sport Education is an exciting approach to the teaching of PE. Sport Education: Research Based Practice presents teachers with a framework for developing units of work that will provide their students with challenging and enjoyable sporting experiences that involve them in an array of roles. In Sport Education students are not only players, they also become skilled and knowledgeable as captains, ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Sport and Physical Education in Germany

    Edited by Ken Hardman, Roland Naul ...
    Sport and physical education represent important components of German national life, from school and community participation, to elite, international level sport. This unique and comprehensive collection brings together material from leading German scholars to examine the role of sport and PE in Germany from a range of historical and contemporary perspectives.Key topics include:* sport and PE in ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Action Plan for High Blood Pressure

    Series series ACSM Action Plan for Health
    Lower blood pressure, boost energy, and reduce or eliminate the need for medication with Action Plan for High Blood Pressure. Based on proven research, this exercise-based plan will help you take control of your diet and your health.Learn the best exercises for controlling blood pressure; correct exercise technique; and how diet, medication, and exercise interact to affect blood pressure. Use one ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Miller Fitness Plan

    Physical Training for Men and Women

    by Carl Miller ...
    This readable, easy-to-follow guide to physical fitness incorporates Olympic coach Carl Miller's lifetime of experience. The book discusses the benefits of the motions used in Olympic-style weight lifting that contribute to strength, endurance and flexibility and Miller has fine-tuned his approach with decades of hands-on work with clients, both men and women, from age 9 to 90. The Miller Fitness ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Information and Reference Sources in Physical Education

    100% Pure Adrenaline

    Series Book 1 - Surf Rangers
    This book entitled Information & References Sources in Physical Education and Sports is designed for esteemed sports lovers and physical educationists who aspire information & reference sources. Although a humble of information & reference sources are available, physical educationists and sports lovers are not aware of those sources. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Encyclopaedia of Physical Education

    This volume attempts to cover broadly the whole realm of physical education. It contains sections covering research method in Physical Education, Elementary Statistics, Physiology of Exercise, Mechanical & Scientific Principles of Coaching, Evaluation, Measurement in Physical Education, Sports Psychology, Counseling, Guidance and Sports Management & Training Methods, Rules and Regulations, ... Read more

    $111.99 USD

  • Kooperation Schule / Verein vor dem Hintergrund der Einführung von Ganztagsschulen

    Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Sport, Sportpädagogik, Note: 2,5, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, 51 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 'Wir leben in einer Zeit, in der die Gefahr besteht, dass manche schon das Klicken mit dem Zeigefinger auf der Tastatur des Computers oder der Fernbedienung, für die lebhafteste Bewegung halten. Wir müssen ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • The Sports Coach as Educator

    Re-conceptualising Sports Coaching

    Edited by Robyn L. Jones ...
    Teaching athletes to improve their performance is the essence of sports coaching. In response to new government-led initiatives to invest in and develop coaching, this book is the first introduction to pedagogical theory for coaching. Bringing helpful insights from educational theory to bear on coaching practice, The Sports Coach as Educator expands and enriches the role of the coach and allows ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone?

    Confronting 21st Century Philistinism

    In this urgent and passionate book, Frank Furedi explains the essential contribution of intellectuals both to culture and to democracy - and why we need to recreate a public sphere in which intellectuals and the general public can talk to each other again. ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Acquiring Skill in Sport: An Introduction

    Series series Student Sport Studies
    This user-friendly, accessible text will enable new students to understand the basic concepts of sport skills acquisition. Each chapter covers important theoretical background and shows how this theory can be applied through practical examples from the world of sport. The book also examines the ways in which skills can be developed most effectively and addresses issues such as:characteristics and ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • British Universities Past and Present

    This book is both a concise history of British universities and their place in society over eight centuries, and a penetrating analysis of current university problems and policies as seen in the light of that history. It explains how the modern university system has developed since the Victorian era, and gives special attention to changes in policy since the Second World War, including the effects ... Read more

    $129.99 USD

  • Educational Attainment and Society

    by Nigel Kettley ...
    Sophisticated monograph focussing on attainment at the end of secondary/high school education (and the interface with tertiary education). Combines re-analysis of secondary literature (including official statistics, institutional histories, interview data) and analysis of qualitative and quantitative primary research using descriptive and inferential statistics, value-added analysis and grounded ... Read more

    $149.99 USD

  • Solitary Fitness - You Don't Need a Fancy Gym or Expensive Gear to be as Fit as Me

    Charlie Bronson has spent three decades in solitary confinement, and yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle, gaining several world strength and fitness records in the process. Now, in this no-nonsense guide to getting fit and staying fit, he reveals just how he's done it. Forget fancy gyms, expensive running shoes and designer outfits, what you need are the facts on what really works and the motivation ... Read more

    $7.99 USD