Methods and Materials for Secondary School Physical Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This book on materials and methods for physical education at the secondary level emphasizes the relevance of physical education to the needs of today's students. The book is divided into seven sections and an introduction. The introduction discusses the search for the relevance of the secondary school. Part 1 describes the community, the school and its organization, and the secondary school student. Part 2 discusses goals for health and physical education and the development of curriculum and program to meet those goals. It also includes a section on innovative physical education programs. Part 3 discusses problems of the beginning teacher and questions of teaching style relative to physical education. The actual teaching of physical education including methods, materials, and resources is discussed in part 4. The management and control of physical education are the subject of part 5. Part 6 treats the subject of evaluation, and part 7 presents records and forms for physical education. (HMD)