Social Development and Learning in Physical Education : An Investigation

ISBN-13: 9783639023664 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 148 str.

Scott Fortes

Opis

At a time when there is a great possibility thatphysical education programs are eliminated orminimized in schools, it is imperative thatprofessional educators argue vehemently for physicaleducation based on a curriculum that is steered bythe teaching of not only physical, but social andcognitive skills. This book examines four conceptsthat promote social development and learning inphysical education. The literature and data presentedindicate that the concepts of responsibility,conflict resolution, problem solving, and cooperativelearning can be learned in physical education class.It is worthwhile, indeed necessary, for physicaleducators to teach lessons that foster thedevelopment of these concepts. The literature tellsus that the school environment can be improved byshaping social education through physical activityand that movement is a vital part of learning andthinking. The results presented in this book supportthe value of the physical educator in schools. Whathappens in the physical education classroom can, andshould positively impact the schoolcommunity-ultimately producing students who benefitsociety.

O autorze

Scott Fortes, Ed.D., studied Physical Education at Stetson
University in Florida and earned his doctorate in School
Improvement at the University of West Georgia. He currently
teaches physical education at Woodstock Elementary in Georgia. He
and his wife,Christy live with their two children in the
mountains of North Georgia.