Critical Inquiry and Problem-Solving in Physical Education

Critical inquiry, critical thinking and problem-solving are key concepts in contemporary physical education. But how do physical educators actually do critical inquiry and critical thinking? Critical Inquiry and Problem-Solving in Physical Education explains the principles and assumptions underpinni...

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Main Authors Wright, Jan, MacDonald, Doune, Burrows, Lisette
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published London ; New York Routledge 2004
Edition1
Subjects
Critical thinking
Curriculum enrichment
Curriculum theories
Evaluation methods
Physical education
Physical education and training
Physical education teachers
Problem solving
Study and teaching
Theories
Australia
Physical Education Teacher Education Students
TGfU Model
activity
Young Man
UK Space
young
Authentic Sport Experience
Contemporary Societies
Physical Education
contexts
Reflective Journal
Physical Educators
Elite Golfers
HPE Teacher
disabled
Tactical Games Model
HPE Department
HPE Lesson
rich
Negative Student Outcomes
people
Andre Agassi
Sport Education Seasons
Kura Kaupapa Maori
task
HPE Curriculum
culture
Young Disabled People
High School Physical Education Students
Recontextualising Field
educators
curricula
Rich Task
HPE
UK Athlete
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Summary:Critical inquiry, critical thinking and problem-solving are key concepts in contemporary physical education. But how do physical educators actually do critical inquiry and critical thinking? Critical Inquiry and Problem-Solving in Physical Education explains the principles and assumptions underpinning these concepts and provides detailed examples of how they can be used in the teaching of physical education for different age groups and in a range of different contexts. Topics covered include: sport education and critical thinking dance as critical inquiry media analysis understanding cultural perspectives student-led research and curriculum reflective coaching practice. The authors are teachers, teacher educators, policymakers and academics. Each shares a commitment to the notion that school students can do more than learn to move in physical education classes.
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Contents: Pt. I Locating critical inquiry and problem-solving in physical education -- 1 Critical inquiry and problem-solving in physical education / Jan Wright -- 2 Understanding learning in physical education / Doune Macdonald -- Pt. II Critical Inquiry and problem-solving in the middle years of schooling -- 3 Using the tactical games model to develop problem-solvers in physical education / Linda L. Griffin and Deborah A. Sheehy -- 4 PlaySMART: developing thinking and problem-solving skills in the context of the national curriculum for physical education in England / Tom Bell and Dawn Penney -- 5 Problem-solving in teaching sports / Peter Hastie -- 6 Student-centred research: working with disabled students / Hayley Fitzgerald and Anne Jobling -- 7 Movement, art and culture: problem-solving and critical inquiry in dance / Michael Gard -- 8 Understanding and investigating cultural perspectives in physical education / Lisette Burrows -- 9 Rich tasks, rich learning? Working with integration from a physical education perspective / Doune Macdonald -- 10 Negotiating the curriculum: challenging the social relationships in teaching / Trish Glasby and Doune Macdonald -- Pt. III Critical inquiry and problem-solving in the senior years of schooling -- 11 Reflective practices in teaching and coaching: using reflective journals to enhance performance / Cliff Mallett -- 12 Biomechanical analyses in physical education / Ross H. Sanders -- 13 Desperate seeking certainty: statistics, physical activity and critical inquiry / Michael Gard -- 14 Analysing sportsmedia texts: developing resistant reading positions / Jan Wright -- Pt. IV The challenges of critical inquiry in physical education -- 15 New practices, new subjects and critical inquiry: possibility and progress / David Kirk.
xi, 214 p.
For details of individual papers see entries under authors as listed in contents.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
London ; New York: Routledge, 2004.
Lisette Burrows is a lecturer at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
ISBN:9780415291637
9780415291644
041529164X
0415291631
DOI:10.4324/9781315016085