Title:
Introduction to physical education, exercise science, and sport
Author:
Lumpkin, Angela, author.
ISBN:
9781266256295
9781266914959
9781266907869
Personal Author:
Edition:
2024 release.
International student edition.
Physical Description:
xx, 409 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Contents:
Dynamic and kinetic fields -- Exercise and sport sciences -- Professions of physical education, exercise science, and sport -- Philosophy of physical education, exercise science, and sport -- Career options -- Preparation for a career -- Early heritage in sports and gymnastics -- Early American physical education and sport -- Twentieth and twenty-first century physical education, exercise science, and sport -- Opportunities and challenges in physical education and exercise science -- Issues in sports -- Leadership for active living.
Abstract:
"Introduction to Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport provides students with an exciting opportunity to discover the diversity of physical education, exercise science, and sport and the wealth of careers available in these fields. Students are introduced to the heritage, current programs, and future potential of the field they are considering. This book introduces students to these multifaceted fields and involves them in examining potential careers in physical education, exercise science, and sports"-- Provided by publisher.
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