Socio-Economic Status of Indian Physically Challenged Swimmers

ISBN-13: 9783659580734 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 76 str.

Sardar Biswajit

Opis

Children with physical disabilities often subjected to various forms of devaluation, stigmatization and discrimination. Today, with the change in time and value, the attitude regarding upbringing of disabled population has been changed. It emphasized that the disabled need to be educated and prepared for life with a reasonable level of economic independence, self help, skill and social normalization in the content of modern society. Despite all this, so far as physical education and sports for disabled in India are concerned very few, authors have ventured to explore and developed this field. This book is a step in this direction to design as both a text and resource in the Socio-economic status of Indian Physically Challenged Swimmers. Swimming is very valuable for the physically disabled with its origins in the early use of hydro-therapy in the treatment of paralysis, particularly that resulting from poliomyelitis. The benefits of swimming are numerous, significant, and undeniable. Swimming can be beneficial to people across a broad range of ages and abilities. This book gives a brief outline and provides a context informations of Indian Physically Challenged Swimmers.

O autorze

Dr. Biswajit Sardar is working as Assistant Professor & Head of Physical Education Department at Dhiren Mahila P.G. College, Varanasi, U.P.,India.He is the author of several articles/ research papers published in reputable journals & also author of many books. He had attended numerous seminars/conferences/workshop at national & international level.