The Dimensions of Physical Education

The Dimensions of Physical Education is an all-in-one reader that addresses important issues in physical, health, and sport education. The text assists students in learning the designated content by providing reader-friendly, scholarly articles and letters that discuss the real issues in the field. Instructors are encouraged to use the articles to challenge students to think about how all of the dimensions of physical and health education connect to each other. The format of the text allows instructors to select and teach the content of the chapters in any order that meets the needs of their students and courses.Topics Covered include:The significance of physical educationEffective teaching methodsMeans of motivating studentsCharacter educationAssessment measurementsTechnologyGender issues & diversityProfessional developmentService-learningAdapted PE

Chapter1 An Introduction to Physical Education and Health Education: The Meaning
A Head The Meaning of Physical Education: Definition, Clarification, and an Overview of the Old and New PE
A Head The Need for Skills-Based Health Education
A Head The State of Health Curricula Today
A Head Research Review: Physical Activity and Physical Education Curricula Using Technology
A Head Available Online: Introduction to Standards-Based Curriculum Development
Chapter2 The Teacher in the Triad of Teaching and Learning (Teacher-Student-Content)
A Head Excellent Teachers: Implications for Physical Education and Health Education
A Head Physical Education Classroom Management
A Head Educating for Character: Mandatory, Optional, or Inevitable?
A Head Using Reflective Practices with the Teacher Performance Criteria Questionnaire (TPCQ)
A Head Research Review: Details for a Physical Education Specific Mentoring Program
Chapter3 The Student or Learner in the Triad of Teaching (Teacher-Student-Content)
A Head Using Team Building Activities to Form a Community of Leaders
A Head Inclusive Education of Students with Disabilities in Physical Education
A Head Positive Psychology and Motivation on the Field and in the Classroom
A Head Role of Physical Activity to Reduce Obesity and Improve Academic Performance in School-Age Children and Adolescents
A Head Research Review: Promoting Healthful Food Choices Among Students in Grades K-12
Chapter4 The Content in the Triad of Teaching and Learning (Teacher-Student-Content)
A Head Teaching Model-Based Physical Education
A Head Benefits and Implementation: A Fitness for Life, Physical Component, and Nutrition Unit
A Head High School Coaching and a Youth Development Approach
A Head Research Review: Examining Skills-Based Health Education in Select Secondary Schools
A Head Available Online: Teaching Fitness Education
Chapter5 Assessment Measures
A Head Physical Education Assessment: A Primer for Beginning Teachers
A Head Assessment: Friend or Foe?
A Head Using Alternative Assessment in Physical Education
A Head The Assessment Literate Teacher
A Head Research Review: Effect of Wellness and Fitness Curriculum on College Students' Behavior Change
Chapter6 Keeping Up with Technology
A Head Technology in Education
A Head Technology Use in Physical Education and Health Education
A Head Supporting the New PE with Technology
A Head Online Education and Virtual Schooling
A Head Research Review: Overview of Current Technologies in Education
Chapter7 Diversity
A Head "Girl's Can't Do That": Gender and the "Learning Process" in Physical Education
A Head What is Discourse? A Discussion on Discourse, Social Norms, and Physical Education
A Head Developing a Mindset for Teaching Diverse Learners
A Head Adapted Physical Education: Physical Education for All
A Head Research Review: A Review of Middle School Students' Attitudes Toward Physical Activity
Chapter8 Other Dimensions of Physical Education, Health Education, and Sport
A Head Professional Development: More Than Another Workshop
A Head The Need for Service-Learning in Professional Preparation Programs
A Head Strength Assessment and Training in Adolescents
A Head Walking in Their Shoes: Empathy in Physical Education
A Head Research Review: Preventing Injuries in Physical Education and Physical Activity Programs
Chapter9 Letters from the Field
A Head Addressing Sensitive Subjects in Health Education
A Head My First Year as a Physical Education Teacher: Some Practical Advice
A Head The Role of the Physical Education Teacher in the School Community
A Head Teaching and Coaching: Similarities and Differences and How to Succeed at Both
A Head I Am a Physical and Health Educator . . . and I Love My Job!
A Head Tips From the Top: What Directors Need to See from Teachers
A Head Take Advantage of Each Opportunity That Comes Your Way
A Head Effective Instructional Strategies for Teaching Physical Education
A Head Creating Winter Outdoor Activities
A Head Perceptions of Teaching Physical Education