A required course for graduate candidates in the physical education program. A course designed to provide an opportunity for students to explore the provisions of state legislation, common law, governmental immunity and the legal defenses to the tort of negligence as they relate to the avoidance of being successfully named as a defendant in civil litigation alleging professional negligence. Problems, relationships and procedures in the supervision of physical education programs. Terminology, standards for planning, construction, use and maintenance of facilities in health, physical education, recreation and athletics. A study of the significance of sport in American society with emphasis upon sport in the context of American culture, sport and social institutions in American society, socialization and sport, and some projections concerning the future of American sport.
Instruction covers the essential skills needed to design and implement adult wellness programs.
A study of the development of motor skills in children as related to their age and growth patterns with an investigation of major theories and research in learning as applied to motor skills. Physical Education curriculum and programming for the mentally impaired. Content includes program goals, assessment, prescription, teaching, and program evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on adapting materials and utilizing alternative teaching strategies to individualize instruction. The historical heritage of physical education from early Greek studies of aims, objectives, and programs of ancient and modern cultures.