Physical education, exercise and sports science in a changing society
Written for the introductory or foundational course, the eighth edition provides a modern, comprehensive, and balanced entry to the fields of physical education, exercise science, and sport science. This revision outlines the origin and development of these disciplines and looks forward to their app...
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Sudbury, MA
Jones & Bartlett Learning
© 2015
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| Edition: | Eighth edition |
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Table of Contents:
- What is our field?
- The academic foundations of exercise science and kinesiology
- Physical education and sport in the ancient world
- Physical education and sport in medieval and early modern Europe
- The development of American physical education to 1941
- The rise of modern sport in the United States and England to 1941
- American exercise science and sport from 1941 to today
- Philosophy in exercise science and sport
- Ethics and problems in exercise science, physical education, and sport
- Preparing for a career
- Traditional careers in physical education and sport
- Careers in sport, exercise science, kinesiology
- International exercise science and sport today
- Current issues in American exercise science and sport
- Into the future in exercise science and sport