1st Edition
Critical Inquiry and Problem Solving in Physical Education Working with Students in Schools
Biography
Jan Wright is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Reserach at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She has taught in the area of physical education for over 20 years and has been actively involved in recent syllabus developments in Personal Development, Health and Physical Education undertaken by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training.
Doune Macdonald is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Pedagogy in the School of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia. Since 1980 she has taught health and physical education in schools and universities in Australia and the UK and been heavily involved in curriculum development at the state and national levels.
Lisette Burrows is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education Pedagogy at the School of Physical Education, the University of Otago, New Zealand. Since 1989 she has taught health and physical education and been actively involved in national curriculum review and moderation at primary and secondary levels.
'This book is a very valuable addition to texts which strive to move both learning and teaching forward by seeking to make physical education a relevant experience for all those involved with it. It adds a new dimension to the debate...'
'This is clearly a book which not only seeks to develop practice in a contemporary context...but also to encourage teachers to reflect more deeply both on their current practices and the consequences of their methods and manner.' -both Will Kay in European Physical Education Review, Volume 11, 2005
