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Global Perspectives on Physical Education and After-School Sport Programs
Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson (Ed.)
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This book examines public policy in physical education and sport and provides insights into practices of school curriculum and after-school sport programs from a global context. The authors reflect on the continuously shifting understanding of the field of physical education, articulate issues that face physical education and sport programs in the context of historical and contemporary dilemmas, and suggest a new direction for the profession in the twenty-first century.
This book examines public policy in physical education and sport and provides insights into practices of school curriculum and after-school sport programs from a global context. The authors reflect on the continuously shifting understanding of the field of physical education, articulate issues that face physical education and sport programs in the context of historical and contemporary dilemmas, and suggest a new direction for the profession in the twenty-first century.
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761865551
SKU
V9780761865551
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About Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson (Ed.)
Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Georgia. Her teaching and research interests include public policy, global diversity in sport, and gender, race, and ethnicity in physical education. She is the author of sixty publications including one book, African Women and Globalization, and several chapters and research articles. She has appeared on ... Read more
Reviews for Global Perspectives on Physical Education and After-School Sport Programs
This is an excellent book. It provides a detailed examination of issues that face the fields of physical education and sport in worldwide environments. It is an outstanding textbook for physical teachers and coaches, who work in preparing the youth for their growth and prosperity in society.
Doris Corbett, former president of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, ... Read more
Doris Corbett, former president of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, ... Read more