| Beyond the Boundaries of Physical Education: Educating Young People for Citizenship and Social Responsibility Contributor(s): Laker, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750709308 ISBN-13: 9780750709309 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: Explores the under-substantiated claim that Physical Education is important for personal, social and moral development, and suggests that the 'non-physical' is an important, but currently neglected, contributory factor. The book looks at the origins of thought that link PE and PSM, how they can be realized, and what the socio-political implications are for promoting social and moral behavior or development at a time of increasing social ills. It also reports on recent action research studies carried out by PE teachers and Sport Science staff. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Physical Education - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 613.7 |
| LCCN: 99053989 |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.47 lbs) 142 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book sets out to celebrate physical education and sport, and by doing so, encourage the educational establishment to embrace the subject area as a vehicle for the complete development of the individual. In addition, it shows that the benefits of physical activity far outweigh the shallow claims of populous magazines - there are benefits for the individual, the community and for society as a whole. Laker contends that the importance of physical education and sport in many areas of social life has been overlooked at best, and misused at worst. Physical activity has a vast contribution to make, not only as a topic of small talk on a Monday morning, but also to the personal and social development of individuals and possibly to the well-being of the global community as a whole. This book explores the land 'beyond the boundaries of the game.' |