The third edition of Queensland Senior Physical Education has been updated to bring to life the QSA Senior Physical Education Syllabus.Each Focus Area is addressed with up-to-date information and learning experiences that allow for acquiring, applying, evaluating and appreciating the knowledge and skills of Physical Education.Interactive BookBringing your classes into the digital age the CD included with the text contains:an interactive book that can be customised by teachers or students.

A new text, with a fresh approach tailored specifically for Queensland's Senior Physical Education course. Incorporating topical research, up-to-date articles and statistics, striking imagery and the knowledge and expertise of a market-leading author team, this series brings PE to a new generation of students. With an explicit focus on assessment, Oxford Senior Physical Education for Queensland will ensure success for your students.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of skills and theory required to teach health and physical education in Australian schools.

Theories of learning physical activity - Psychological factors in learning physical skills - Motion - Forces and torques - Physiological dimensions of physical activity - Sociocultural dimensions_____________

Critical inquiry, critical thinking and problem-solving are key concepts in contemporary physical education. But how do physical educators actually do critical inquiry and critical thinking? Critical Inquiry and Problem-Solving in Physical Education explains the principles and assumptions underpinning these concepts and provides detailed examples of how they can be used in the teaching of physical education for different age groups and in a range of different contexts. Topics covered include: sport education and critical thinking dance as critical inquiry media analysis understanding cultural perspectives student-led research and curriculum reflective coaching practice. The authors are teachers, teacher educators, policymakers and academics. Each shares a commitment to the notion that school students can do more than learn to move in physical education classes.

`For any student of physical education, Physical Education provides an excellent springboard from which to explore theoretical aspects of their subject. The list of authors reads like a who′s who of PE and the extensive list of references provides opportunities to investigate areas of interest in more depth′ - John Matthews, Chief Executive PEA UK ′Distinguished authors who provide critical analyses of key contemporary issues in physical education: a core text.... Required reading for anybody seeking insight into the key issues of the day in physical education′ - Dr Dick Fisher, Vice Principal of St. Mary′s University College and Honorary President of the European Physical Education Associations Aimed at students of physical education and sport in schools, this book consists of a collection of essential readings, covering a breadth of salient and enduring themes, as well as contemporary issues. Many of the authors are distinguished figures who have, over the last two decades, made substantial and distinctive contributions to our understanding of the process of physical education. Themes explored include: the nature and values of physical education; the relationship between the subject and physical activity and health; the growth of examinations in physical education and innovations and developments in teaching styles and formats. The study of physical education has increasingly become multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary and the book reflects this, incorporating philosophical, sociological, pedagogical and comparative perspectives. This book will give readers, both in the UK and internationally, and at all levels of education, a greater understanding of the subject.