Physical Education Pedagogies for Health

This book provides practitioners and students with the knowledge, understanding, skills, and confidence to employ effective health pedagogies and practices in their work, and to promote healthy, active lifestyles within their PE curricula. It explores key pedagogical issues and debates, recent recommendations, and practical tools for developing pedagogy, practice, and curricula in the area.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 126 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the realm of health within physical education (PE) and specifically explores the diverse range of PE pedagogies aimed at promoting health and well-being. It serves as a valuable resource for practitioners and students, equipping them with the knowledge, understanding, skills, and confidence to implement effective health pedagogies and practices in their work. By drawing on the latest research and engaging in insightful debates, the book sheds light on key pedagogical issues and controversies surrounding the delivery of health in PE, with implications for policy and curriculum development. It delves into recent recommendations and advancements in PE pedagogies for health, highlighting their potential to enhance practice and foster healthy, active lifestyles within PE curricula.

The book offers practical tools and resources to bridge the gap between research and application, including engaging learning activities and thought-provoking questions that encourage readers to reflect on their own professional practice and identify actions for developing their pedagogy, practice, and curricula in the area of health in PE. Whether you are a PE teacher, coach, teacher educator, trainee teacher, or coach educator, this book is an essential read, providing valuable insights and strategies to promote health and well-being within your teaching and coaching endeavors.

Weight: 188g
Dimension: 215 x 138 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032127170