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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823703803321

Titolo

Global perspectives on physical education and after-school sport programs / / edited by Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson and Shan-Hui Hsu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD : , : University Press of America, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-7618-6118-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Chepyator-ThomsonJepkorir Rose

HsuShan-Hui

Disciplina

613.7043

Soggetti

Physical education and training

Sports

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part 1. Understanding of physical education and sport in society -- part 2. Promotion of physical education through regional organizations and associations -- part 3. Global physical education and national sports.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines public policy in physical education and sport and provides insights into practices of school curriculum and after-school sport programs from a global context. The authors reflect on the continuously shifting understanding of the field of physical education and suggest a new direction for the profession.