Physical Education for Learning: A Guide for Secondary Schools [Paperback]

An up-to-date, authoritative and accessible exploration of the knowledge and skills necessary to be an effective teacher of secondary physical education. The central theme of the book is the promotion of learning, and the selection of content has been designed to ensure coverage of the theoretical and practical aspects of effective teaching for learning.

Each chapter includes directed activities encouraging critical and active engagement with the text. 'Learning More' sections direct readers to further sources of guidance, web resources and key texts.

Essential reading for those studying physical education at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Essential reading for those studying Physical Education at secondary level.Rich with theoretical and practical features, this edited textbook is essential reading for those studying or teaching PE at secondary level. Physical Education for Learning provides an up-to-date, authoritative and accessible presentation of the knowledge and skills necessary to be an effective teacher of secondary physical education. Learning and Teaching Update, Issue 45

The Editor
The Contributors
Preface
Foreword by Margaret Talbot
Part I: Thinking About Physical Education
1. Becoming a Teacher (Lorraine Cale)
2. The Practice of Physical Education and the Social Construction of Aims (David Kirk)
3. Health-Related Physcial Education (Jo Harris)
4. Career-Long Professional Learning for the Professional Physical Education Teacher (Kathy Armour, Kyriaki Makopoulou, Fiona Chambers and Rebecca Duncombe)
5. Teaching as Professional Inquiry (Mary O'Sullivan, Deborah Tannehill and Carmel Hinchion)
Part II. Teaching for Learning
6. Planning for Learning (Tony Macfadyen)
7. Teaching Approaches (Andy Wild and Suzanne Everley)
8. Assessment for Learning (Andrew Frapwell)
9. Models of Pedagogy (Gary Kinchin)
10. Using ICT to Enhance Learning in Physical Education (Graham Partols+