Physical Literacy by Margaret Whitehead
- What is physical literacy?
- What are the benefits of being physically literate?
The term ‘physical literacy’ describes the motivation, confidence, physical competence, understanding and knowledge that individuals develop in order to maintain physical activity at an appropriate level throughout their life. Physical literacy encompasses far more than physical education in schools or structured sporting activities, offering instead a broader conception of physical activity, unrelated to ability. Through the use of particular pedagogies and the adoption of new modes of thinking, physical literacy promises more realistic models of physical competence and physical activity for a wider population, offering opportunities for everyone to become active and motivated participants.
This is the first book to fully explore the meaning and significance of this important and emerging concept, and also the first book to apply the concept to physical activity across the lifecourse, from infancy to old age. Physical Literacy – explaining the philosophical rationale behind the concept and also including contributions from leading thinkers, educationalists and practitioners – is essential reading for all students and professionals working in physical education, all areas of sport and exercise, and health.
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Game Sense
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Physical Education Futures
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Disability and Youth Sport
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Children, Obesity and Exercise
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Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce Research and Development
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Sport Education
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Childhood and Sport
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Goals and Values in Physical Education
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Examination Physical Education
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Equity and Difference in Physical Education, Youth Sport and Health
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Contemporary Developments in Games Teaching
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The Philosophy of Physical Education
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Girls, Gender and Physical Education
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Precarity, Critical Pedagogy and Physical Education
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Pedagogies, Physical Culture, and Visual Methods
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Redesigning Physical Education
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Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport
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Ethics in Youth Sport
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Inclusion and Exclusion Through Youth Sport
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Muslim Women and Sport
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Young People's Voices in Physical Education and Youth Sport
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Young People, Physical Activity and the Everyday
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Pedagogy and Human Movement
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Assessment in Physical Education
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Physical Literacy across the World
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Workplace Learning in Physical Education
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Cooperative Learning in Physical Education
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Learning Movements
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Complexity Thinking in Physical Education
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Rethinking Gender and Youth Sport
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Diversity, Difference and Social Justice in Physical Education
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Models-based Practice in Physical Education
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Before and After School Physical Activity Programs
"This valuable and insightful book brings coherence and clarity to a complex area of enquiry and reflects the experience of physical educators and movement practitioners", Louise Costelloe, Movement, Dance and Drama journal
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780415487436 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415487439 |
| Title | Physical Literacy |
| Author | Margaret Whitehead |
| Series | Routledge Studies In Physical Education And Youth Sport |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |