Meaningful Physical Education by Tim Fletcher

Meaningful Physical Education by Tim Fletcher

This book outlines an approach to teaching and learning in physical education that prioritises meaningful experiences for pupils, using case studies to illustrate how practitioners have implemented this approach across international contexts.

Tim Fletcher is Associate Professor in Physical Education at Brock University in Canada. His research interests are in teacher socialisation, teacher learning, and pedagogies for teaching meaningful physical education, often using self-study of teacher education practice methodology to conduct his research. He co-hosts a website and blog focused on pedagogies of meaningful physical education for practitioners.

Déirdre Ní Chróinín is a physical education teacher educator at the primary level in the Department of Arts Education and Physical Education, Mary Immaculate College in Ireland. Her current research is focused on the promotion of meaningful experiences for children and young people in sport and physical activity settings.

Douglas Gleddie is Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, Canada. He teaches physical education curriculum and pedagogy to undergraduate students. He also teaches graduate courses in health and physical education, reflective practice, physical literacy and research methods. His research foci include: narratives of physical education; school sport; physical literacy praxis; meaningful physical education and; teacher education.

Stephanie Beni is a doctoral student studying physical education at Brock University in Canada. Her current research interests lie in identifying practical pedagogical strategies by which practitioners may promote a focus on meaningful experiences in physical education and physical activities contexts and in teachers’ professional learning in physical education.

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ISBN 13	9781032002347
ISBN 10	1032002344
Title	Meaningful Physical Education
Author	Tim Fletcher
Series	Routledge Focus On Sport Pedagogy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2022-08-29
Number of pages	118
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