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Informationen zum Autor Larry D. Isaacs is Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Exercise Biology Program! Department of Biological Sciences! College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University. Since receiving his doctorate in 1979 from the University of Maryland! Dr. Isaacs has served as a reviewer for many scholarly journals. In addition! he has published numerous scholarly articles and has written sixteen textbooks. Over the past thirty-five years! his writings have been recognized by many organizations! including the American Alliance for Health! Physical Education! Recreation! and Dance! where he was awarded the status of Fellow by the Research Consortium. Dr. Isaacs holds international certifications with the American College of Sports Medicine. Currently his research is examining the physiological changes that accompany aerobic exercise and resistance training in cardiac rehabilitation patients. Since retirement from the university! Dr. Isaacs has returned to part-time employment and serves as a clinical exercise physiologist at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center. Dr. Isaacs currently lives on Hilton Head Island with his wife Joy. His daughter! Brooke! and son! Timothy! both attend the University of South Carolina Beaufort Campus and also live on Hilton Head Island. Klappentext Now in its Eighth Edition! this topically organized text provides a comprehensive introduction to lifespan motor development and includes the most current research findings available in the field. The text takes a lifespan approach to development! with thorough coverage of prenatal! childhood! adolescent! and adult development. Theoretical concepts are conveyed through language appropriate for undergraduate students. This is the only lifespan motor development text that presents both the component approach and the total body approach for analyzing the basic fundamental and object control skills of childhood. Zusammenfassung Provides a comprehensive introduction to lifespan motor development and includes research findings available in the field. This text takes a lifespan approach to development! with coverage of prenatal! childhood! adolescent! and adult development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface PART I: AN OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT 1: Introduction to Motor Development 2: Cognitive and Motor Development 3: Social and Motor Development 4: Moral and Motor Development PART II: FACTORS THAT AFFECT DEVELOPMENT 5: Prenatal Development Concerns 6: Effects of Early Stimulation and Deprivation PART III: PHYSICAL CHANGES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 7: Growth and Maturation 8: Physiological Changes: Health-Related Physical Fitness 9: Movement and the Changing Senses PART IV: MOVEMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 10: Infant Reflexes and Stereotypes 11: Voluntary Movements of Infancy 12: Fine Motor Development 13: Fundamental Locomotion Skills of Childhood 14: Fundamental Object-Control Skills of Childhood 15: Youth Sports 16: Development Motor Delays 17: Movement in Adulthood PART V: ASSESSING MOTOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM 18: Assessment 19: Planning and Conducting Developmental Movement Programs Appendix A: Growth Charts: National Center for Health Statistics Appendix B: Body Mass Index Table Appendix C: Summary of the Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health Appendix D: Summary of the CDC's Guidelines for School and Community Programs Promoting Lifelong Physical Activity Appendix E: Observation Plans Appendix F: List of Web Sites ...
