Contemporary Developments in Games Teaching

"The teaching of games is a central component of any physical education or youth sport programme. Contemporary Developments in Games Teaching brings together leading international researchers and practitioners in physical education and sports coaching toexamine new approaches in games teaching and team sport coaching that are player/student-centred and inquiry-based.The book aims to bridge the gap between research and practice by exploring contemporary games teaching from pedagogical, policy and research perspectives. It offers interesting new commentary and research data on well-established models such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TFfU), Game Sense, Play Practice and the Games Concept Approach (GCA), as well as introducing innovative and exciting approaches emerging in East Asia, including Singapore and Japan.Representing the most up-to-date survey of new work in contemporary games teaching around the world, this book is invaluable reading for any student, researcher, in-service teacher or sports coach with an interest in games teaching or physical education"--

Product details

• Authors: Richard (The University of Sydney Light
• Assisted by: Stephen Harvey (Editor), Richard Light (Editor), Light Richard (Editor), Amanda Mooney (Editor), Mooney Amanda (Editor), John Quay (Editor), Quay John (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.08.2013
• EAN: 9780415821193
• ISBN: 978-0-415-82119-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, Sports training & coaching, Secondary Schools, Teaching of a specific subject, Sports training and coaching, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Physical Education