Threshold Concepts in Physical Education: A Design Thinking Approach

This book examines transformative learning and liminality in physical education through a design thinking approach, introducing threshold concepts and planning learning using pedagogical translation for all four learning domains. It is valuable for PE teacher educators, coach educators, and advanced students, coaches, and teachers looking to enrich their knowledge and professional practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking and user-friendly book employs a design thinking approach to explore transformative learning and liminality in physical education. Spanning theory and practice, it introduces the crucial concept of 'threshold concepts for physical education,' aiding physical educators in integrating these concepts into curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. The book invites us to contemplate the knowledge acquired, experienced, and disseminated within physical education, identifying its fundamental threshold concepts. Once identified, the book elucidates how the learning of threshold concepts can be strategically planned, employing principles of pedagogical translation across four learning domains: cognitive, psychomotor, affective, and social. Organized into three key sections, the book guides the reader through the underlying concepts, employs movement case studies to explore and generate threshold concepts in physical education through a design thinking approach, and ultimately presents a comprehensive Praxis Matrix for PE Threshold Concepts that can be utilized by physical educators across various school and physical activity learning contexts. Providing a solid foundation of theoretical knowledge and practical teaching and coaching advice, this book is an invaluable resource for PE teacher educators, coach educators, and advanced students, coaches, and teachers seeking to enhance their knowledge and professional practice.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367643386