Meaningful Physical Education by Tim Fletcher, Dirdre N Chr... - 9780367473617

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Meaningful Physical EducationAn Approach for Teaching and Learning\nAuthor(s): Tim Fletcher, Dirdre N Chrinn, Douglas Gleddie, Stephanie Beni\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367473617, 978-0367473617\nSynopsis\nThis book outlines an approach to teaching and learning in physical education that prioritises meaningful experiences for pupils, using case studies to illustrate how practitioners have implemented this approach across international contexts. \n\nPrioritising the idea of meaningfulness positions movement as a primary way to enrich the quality of young peoples lives, shifting the focus of physical education programs to better suit the needs of contemporary young learners and resist the utilitarian health-oriented views of physical education that currently predominate in many schools and policy documents. The book draws on the philosophy of physical education to articulate the main rationale for prioritisin.