Teaching Responsibility Through Physical Activity
In this revised and expanded second edition, you’ll• learn about the basic convictions needed for teaching social and personal responsibility to children and youth;• hear from real teachers and kids in real schools and other programs;• acquire new strategies, field-tested in both inner-city and suburban settings; and• gain a better understanding of how to guide children and youth to become their social and personal bests.In Teaching Responsibility Through Physical Activity, Second Edition, Don Hellison guides teachers in using physical activity to foster personal and social responsibility. Hellison’s expanded and revised classic provides strategies that have been field-tested in inner-city and suburban settings and will help you guide your students toward greater responsibility.This new edition of Teaching Responsibility Through Physical Activity is focused on teaching in school settings. It includes the following features:• KidQuotes, comments from real kids to motivate you to apply the concepts• Updated references• "Take-Aways" that summarize each chapter and help you consider your own situation• New chapters on the lesson plan structure• Information on how to integrate responsibility into physical activity lessons• Strategies for specific problems that arise in class• Guidelines for assessment of responsibilityPETE instructors and course adopters can use this book to help preservice physical education teachers and recreation leaders develop methods for promoting personal and social responsibility.Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or a preservice teacher, you’ll find that Hellison’s popular guide, which includes a foreword by internationally renowned educator Daryl Siedentop, has been taken to an even higher level—one that can help you have a great impact on your students.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.