Motor games are incredibly useful in enhancing education and developing critical skills; they can entertain, produce pleasant emotions, improve moods, and increase the level of relationships. Motor games allow social, emotional, and cognitive development as well as the acquisition of motor skills such as knowledge and mastery of body, postural control and adjustment, and improvement of coordination. However, it is essential to select the appropriate game for each context to achieve the desired learning in all students. Further research on the opportunities, challenges, and future directions of motor games in education is necessary to successfully implement them. The Handbook of Research on Using Motor Games in Teaching and Learning Strategy presents significant advances in motor game education and collects research evidence that uncovers the certainties and testifies to the educational power of motor games in various situations and specific contexts that promote the learning of participants. Covering topics such as emotional physical education and educational mediation, this major reference work is ideal for researchers, academicians, educators, practitioners, and students.

The educational system of Mexico is described, and guidelines concerning the academic placement of students who wish to study in U.S. institutions are provided. After considering the structure of the educational system, attention is directed to preschool, primary, and lower secondary education. Descriptions are provided of: lower secondary programs leading to further education, programs not leading to further education (vocational, commercial, and artistic training); special education; and nonformal education. Upper secondary education is also covered, including certificates and qualifications, nonformal education, grading, general academic study programs, vocational programs, and teacher training programs. Overviews of higher education and graduate education are provided, and types of public and private institutions are described. Guidelines for U.S. admissions officers cover: Mexican degrees and qualifications, determining educational levels, evaluation of the secondary curricula, transfer of credit from Mexican institutions, and Mexican scholarship programs. Appendices include: a list of schools with Bachillerato programs incorporated into the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; a list of higher education institutions and their institutional classification; and sample institutional documents. (SW)