ISBN: 9780880117616

>Psychology for Physical Educators> strikes a splendid balance among theory, research findings and action ideas. It's also a pleasure to read. The book includes relevant examples, frequen… Meer...

>Psychology for Physical Educators> strikes a splendid balance among theory, research findings and action ideas. It's also a pleasure to read. The book includes relevant examples, frequent summaries, activity exercises and study questions. Key points are listed at the end of each chapter. And the text is amply illustrated with photos and cartoons to help make reading easy and enjoyable.Forty sport psychology and physical education experts from eleven countries present an overview of the current state of knowledge in the field of psychology as applied to physical education. In addition to the traditional focus on motor and physical development, the book addresses more recent curriculum goals of health and fitness and the development of positive self-perceptions and social skills.Section Idescribes the psychology of promoting physical activity, exercise and health in PE.Section IIdemonstrates how PE's psychological outcomes result from the planning of teacher-pupil interactions during the lessons.Section IIItraces the classic PE themes of skill acquisition and motor competence from a humanistic perspective.Section IVdescribes the social psychology of PE.Section Vaddresses the knowledge, challenges and concerns of PE teachers.All educators in western countries will recognize the four common curriculum goals contained in this book, which is a project of the European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) with the support of The European Network of Sport Science in Higher Education. Psychology for Physical Educators is the work of experts who show how to put theory into practice in PE settings. Media > Book<

ISBN: 9780880117616

>Psychology for Physical Educators> strikes a splendid balance among theory, research findings and action ideas. It's also a pleasure to read. The book includes relevant examples, frequen… Meer...

>Psychology for Physical Educators> strikes a splendid balance among theory, research findings and action ideas. It's also a pleasure to read. The book includes relevant examples, frequent summaries, activity exercises and study questions. Key points are listed at the end of each chapter. And the text is amply illustrated with photos and cartoons to help make reading easy and enjoyable.Forty sport psychology and physical education experts from eleven countries present an overview of the current state of knowledge in the field of psychology as applied to physical education. In addition to the traditional focus on motor and physical development, the book addresses more recent curriculum goals of health and fitness and the development of positive self-perceptions and social skills.Section Idescribes the psychology of promoting physical activity, exercise and health in PE.Section IIdemonstrates how PE's psychological outcomes result from the planning of teacher-pupil interactions during the lessons.Section IIItraces the classic PE themes of skill acquisition and motor competence from a humanistic perspective.Section IVdescribes the social psychology of PE.Section Vaddresses the knowledge, challenges and concerns of PE teachers.All educators in western countries will recognize the four common curriculum goals contained in this book, which is a project of the European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) with the support of The European Network of Sport Science in Higher Education. Psychology for Physical Educators is the work of experts who show how to put theory into practice in PE settings. Media ><

1999, ISBN: 9780880117616

Human Kinetics Publishers, 1999-11-01. Paperback. Used:Good., Human Kinetics Publishers, 1999-11-01, 0