Posts Tagged ‘Physical’
Measurement for Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science with PowerWeb Bind-in Passcard

Developed to help students master the essential measurement and evaluation content, principles and concepts to become an effective evaluator, this text provides the practical skills and materials students will need for measurement and evaluation whether they work in teaching or exercise science…. More >>
$43.99
Measurement for Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science with PowerWeb Bind-in Passcard
Complete Physical Education Plans for Grades 5 to 12-2nd Ed

New edition with a seemingly endless supply of lessons and teaching tools With Complete Physical Education Plans for Grades 5 to 12, Second Edition, you can use mechanically correct progressions to teach students more effectively and increase their enjoyment of physical activity; build a complete, balanced physical education program that has something for everybody; save preparation time with lesson plans for 484 classes covering 18 areas of fitness, creative movement and dance, and sports; take advantage of ready-to-use assessment tools for each developmental level; find health fitness standards and sport-related fitness norms for multiple ages and grade levels and both sexes; and fac… More >>
$34.77
Physical Education Futures

Can we imagine a future in which physical education in schools no longer exists?
In this controversial and powerful meditation on physical education, David Kirk argues that a number of different futures are possible. Kirk argues that multi-activity, sport-based forms of physical education have been dominant in schools since the mid-20th century and that they have been highly resistant to change. The practice of physical education has focused on the transmission of de-contextualised sport-techniques to large classes of children who possess a range of interests and abilities, where learning rarely moves beyond introductory levels. Meanwhile, the academicization of physical education teacher education since… More >>
$111.39
Introduction to Physical Education, Fitness, and Sport

Authored by one of the leading experts in the field, this comprehensive text introduces students to the fields of physical education, exercise science, and allied health–presenting the history and trends in physical education and the human movement sciences. The text includes a discussion of careers and professional issues in all areas of physical education and kinesiology, as well as an introduction to the major subfields, including exercise physiology; biomechanics; motor learning, control, and development; sport sociology; sport and exercise psychology; sport pedagogy; sport humanities; and related areas in athletic training, sport management, and allied health. In addition, this title provides stude… More >>
$73.58
5.0
Introduction to Physical Education, Fitness, and Sport
Funding Sources in Physical Education, Exercise, and Sport Science

This valuable reference book is loaded with contact persons addresses phone numbers, dollar amounts, deadlines and much more – all included to make the search for funds an easier one…. More >>
$18.97
Funding Sources in Physical Education, Exercise, and Sport Science
Motivation of Exercise and Physical Activity

In psychology, motivation refers to the initiation, direction, intensity and persistence of behaviour (Geen, 1995). Motivation is a temporal and dynamic state that should not be confused with personality or emotion. Motivation is having the desire and willingness to do something. A motivated person can be reaching for a long-term goal such as becoming a professional writer or a more short-term goal like learning how to spell a particular word. Personality invariably refers to more or less permanent characteristics of an individual’s state of being (e.g., shy, extrovert, conscientious). As opposed to motivation, emotion refers to temporal states that do not immediately link to behaviour (e.g., anger, grief, happ… More >>
$64.50
Physical Fitness Astronaut Training Manual

The purpose of this text is to use existing scientific information from previous space flights, space medicine, exercise physiology and sports medicine to prepare a physical fitness manual suitable for use by members of the NASA astronaut population. With the possibility of repeated flights and numerous, diverse, in-flight tasks, the time available for pre-flight conditioning must be utilized as effectively as possible. For the first time, crew members will come from diverse backgrounds and interests. The objective of this text is to provide a variety of scientifically valid exercise programs/activities suitable for the development of physical fitness. An attempt has been made to present programs, activities an… More >>
$15.38
Pilates and Yoga: A High-Energy Partnership of Physical and Spiritual Exercise Techniques to Revitalize the Mind and Body

Pilates and Yoga, A high-energy partnership of physical and spiritual exercise techniques to revitalize the mind and body… More >>


