Introduction to Physical Education, Fitness, and Sport
Author: Daryl Siedentop and Hans Van Der Mars
This revised text offers five new chapters and substantial updates throughout as it explores various careers in physical activity fields. Students learn about concepts, programs, and professions in physical education, fitness, sport, recreation, dance, and health education. They also learn about problems in those fields—and how to provide solutions.
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This revised text offers five new chapters and substantial updates throughout as it explores various careers in physical activity fields. Students learn about concepts, programs, and professions in physical education, fitness, sport, recreation, dance, and health education. They also learn about problems in those fields—and how to provide solutions.
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This text targets undergraduate and graduate students in kinesiology who are exploring or preparing for the professions of physical education, health, dance, fitness, sport, recreation, athletic training, or athletic administration.
About the Author
Daryl Siedentop, PED, passed away in 2021. He was a professor emeritus at The Ohio State University. He created the Sport Education model in the 1980s and published his first book on the subject, Sport Education, in 1994. He also authored several books on physical education, curriculum planning, and sport coaching. Dr. Siedentop earned the 1984 International Olympic Committee President’s Award (Samaranch Award), which is the highest honor for work in sport pedagogy. He was a fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology and received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Alumni Award from Hope College in 1991; the Alliance Scholar Award from American Alliance for Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) in 1994; the Curriculum and Instruction Academy Honor Award from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) in 1994; the School of HPER Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University in 1996; and the McCloy Award from the AAHPERD Research Consortium in 1998.
Hans van der Mars, PhD, is a professor of physical education at Arizona State University. He also taught at the University of Maine and Oregon State University. He has published extensively on teaching and teacher education in physical education, coauthoring well over 100 research and professional papers, books, and book chapters. He also has made over 220 invited, keynote, research, and professional development presentations at international-, national-, regional-, and state-level conferences. Dr. van der Mars is a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK) and the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) and is a research fellow of SHAPE America.
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