Global Perspectives on Physical Education and After-School Sport Programs

by Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson (Editor), Shan-Hui Hsu (Editor)

Overview

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, articulate issues that face physical education and sport programs in the context of historical and contemporary dilemmas, and suggest a new direction for the profession in the twenty-first century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761865551
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	04/01/2015
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	6.04(w) x 8.89(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Georgia. Her teaching and research interests include public policy, global diversity in sport, and gender, race, and ethnicity in physical education. She is the author of sixty publications including one book, African Women and Globalization, and several chapters and research articles. She has appeared on 20/20 and NPR.

Shan-Hui Hsu is associate professor in the Office of Physical Education at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. Her teaching and research interests include gender studies in sport, popular culture in media technology, and physical education and sport pedagogy. She is the author of Identity, Difference and Voicing: Pedagogical Praxis in Gender Studies (2009), Sociology of Sport (2012), and seven research articles.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Understanding of Physical Education and Sport in Society Chapter 1 Understanding of Physical Education and Sport in Society Part 2: Promotion of Physical Education Through Regional Organizations and Associations Africa Chapter 2 Perspectives on Physical Education and After-School Sports in Ghana Chapter 3 Education, Physical Education, and After-School Sports Programs in Kenya Chapter 4 Physical Education in South Africa: Historical Perspectives and Research Studies in Eastern Cape and Gauteng Provinces Chapter 5 Public Policy in Physical Education and Sports in Nigeria Asia Chapter 6 Development and Promotion of Physical Education and Sport in China Chapter 7 Physical Education and After-School Programs in Modern India—Policies, Polity, and Contemporary Developments Chapter 8 Current Issues in Physical Education and Korean National Standards for Physical Education Chapter 9 The Role of Physical Education in Taiwan Europe Chapter 10 Historical and Current Trends in the K-12 Education, Physical Education, and After-School Sports Programs: the Hungarian Perspective South America Chapter 11 Physical Education and After-School Sports Programs: Brazilian Experiences and Tendencies for the 21st Century Chapter 12 Physical Education and After-School Sport Programs in Chile: The Role of Public and Private Structures North America Chapter 13 The Ever-Changing Nature of Physical Education in the United States Oceana Chapter 14 Physical Education and the After-School Sports Program in Australian Schools: Barriers and Challenges for the 21st Century Part 3: Global Physical Education and National Sports Chapter 15 Comparative Perspectives and a Way Forward in Physical Education and Sport Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

This is an excellent book. It provides a detailed examination of issues that face the fields of physical education and sport in worldwide environments. It is an outstanding textbook for physical teachers and coaches, who work in preparing the youth for their growth and prosperity in society.

Doris Corbett