Overview

This is a fully up-dated second edition of the successful guide that provides teachers with a range of practical strategies to motivate pupils of all ages to be more active. Lorraine Cale and Jo Harris explore the kind of things that turn young people on and off in their PE lessons, focusing on different aspects of the PE curriculum, including athletics, gymnastics and team games. They suggest how to involve the whole school in sporting activities and include advice on encouraging students to be more healthy in general. Brimming with useful tips and inspirational advice on every aspect of PE teaching, this book will prove essential reading for PE teachers everywhere.

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Author:   Lorraine Cale ,  Joanne Harris
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.283kg
ISBN:  

9780826499790

ISBN 10:   0826499791
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   20 March 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part One: Why?; Chapter 1 Getting the buggers fit - why bother?; Chapter 2 Dispelling myths and misunderstandings and establishing facts; Part Two: How? - Understanding Children; Chapter 3 What switches children on and off?; Chapter 4 How often, how hard, how much?; Chapter 5 Establishing how fit children are; Chapter 6 Establishing how active children are; Part Three: How? - The Curriculum; Chapter 7 The physical education curriculum; Chapter 8 Other physical education curriculum issues; Chapter 9 Physical activity, physical education and childhood obesity; Part Four: How? The Whole School; Chapter 10 Whole-school approaches; Chapter 11 Challenges and solutions; Chapter 12 Real life examples; Part Five: How? - Beyond the school; Chapter 13 Opportunities and support; Index.

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Lorraine Cale and Jo Harris are both senior lecturers in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University. Lorraine is Director of PE teacher education and Jo is Director of teacher education.

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