Deborah Tannehill, Ann Macphail, Ger Halbert, Frances Murphy

Research and Practice in Physical Education (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a clear, step-by-step guide to how to read and interpret research, followed by a series of short and engaging introductions to contemporary research studies on key topics in physical education, from classroom management and programme design to assessment and social issues. Each study is discussed from the point of view of researcher, teacher educator and primary and post primary teacher, providing the reader with invaluable insight into how to use research to generate new ideas and improve their teaching practice. Research and Practice in Physical Education is the perfect companion to any course in research methods, current issues, learning and teaching, or pedagogy and curriculum in physical education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136488443
• Artikelnr.: 47895766

Autorenporträt

Deborah Tannehill taught post-primary physical education for ten years in the USA. She is currently Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick, Ireland. She is Course Director for the Professional Diploma in Education: Physical Education, and Co-Director of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Youth Sport (PE-PAYS) Research Centre. Her research interests include physical education teacher education, continuing professional development and communities of practice, and teaching physical education.

Ann MacPhail is Senior Lecturer and Head of Department in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Ann's main teaching and research interests revolve around physical education, teacher education, methodological issues in working with young people and school physical education.

Ger Halbert has taught post-primary physical education, civic, social and political education (CSPE) and social, personal and health education (SPHE) for the past 21 years in Ireland. She currently works as an education officer with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in Ireland. She is part of a team who are supporting the introduction of the new junior cycle in second-level education.

Frances Murphy taught as a generalist primary teacher for 15 years. She is currently a Lecturer in Physical Education in the Education Department at St Patrick's College, Ireland. Her research interests include the development of appropriate after-school programmes for children to promote increased levels of physical activity, motor skill development and social development.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Reading Research Guidelines for Reading Research - A
Commonsense View Section I - Student Engagement and Experience 1.
Individual and instructional determinants of student engagement in physical
education 2. Physical education resources, class management and student
physical activity levels 3. How can we enhance enjoyment of secondary
school? 4. Measuring secondary pupils' disruptive behaviours in physical
education 5. Social preferences for learning among adolescents in secondary
physical education Section II - Instruction, Learning and Assessment 6.
Students and teacher responses to a unit of student-designed games 7. The
gendering of abilities in physical education 8. Perceptions of middle
school assessment 9. Student perception of caring teaching in physical
education 10. Defining, acquiring, and transacting cultural capital through
assessment in physical education 11. Students' and teachers' experiences of
assessment for learning Section III - Curriculum Models 12. The influence
of student status on student interactions and experiences during a sport
education unit 13. Influence of a hybrid sport education-teaching games for
understanding unit 14. Measuring Students' Perceptions of Personal and
Social Responsibility and the Relationship to Intrinsic Motivation in Urban
Physical Education 15. The role of various curriculum models on physical
activity levels 16. Influence of occupational socialization on preservice
teachers' interpretation and delivery of the sport education modeol 17.
Adventure-based learning and reflection Section IV - Continuing
Professional Development 18. Development and Maintenance of a Community of
Practice 19. Professional development when introducing a novel curriculum
model 20. Collaborative learning in physical education teachers'
early-career professional development 21. Collaborative professional
learning: From theory to practice 22. Teacher professional development: Who
is the learner? Finding Different Ways to Make Research Serve Teaching
Annotated List of Selected Research Journals