Positive Behavior Management in Physical Activity Settings, Second Edition
Barry W. Lavay, PhD,is a professor and the adapted physical education program coordinator in the department of kinesiology at California State University at Long Beach. He has 30 years of experience as a university professor and teacher in physical education teacher education. He has given more than 75 scholarly presentations at the international, national, regional, and state levels. He has written or coauthored numerous articles, textbooks, chapters, and curriculum guides, many on the topic of behavior management. His continued scholarship, research, and writing regarding behavior management have kept him up to date on the theories and practices in the field. He is the recipient of the 2001 AAHPERD Adapted Physical Activity Council Professional Recognition Award. Dr. Lavay received his doctorate in physical education from the University of New Mexico in 1983.Ron French, EdD, CAPE,is a professor in the department of kinesiology at Texas Woman's University in Denton. Since 1981 he has taught a graduate course on behavior management in physical education and sport. A former public school physical educator, he has presented at over 65 workshops, conferences, and conventions, written or coauthored more than 48 articles and two manuals on the topic of behavior management. In 1971 Dr. French received his doctorate in special education and special physical education from the University of California at Los Angeles.Hester L. Henderson, PhD,is an associate professor and the special physical education program director in the department of exercise and sport science at the University of Utah. She was an elementary school teacher for eight years and has been a university professor since 1983. She has taught a course in behavior management in the physical education teacher education program for 22 years. She has authored or coauthored two other books and 37 journal articles on the topic. Dr. Henderson has made 86 scholarly presentations at the international, national, regional, state, and local levels. Dr. Henderson received her doctoral degree in special education from Utah State University (Logan) in 1978.