Inclusive Physical Activities International Perspectives

• Other Authors: Morin, Alexandre J. S. (Editor), Maïano, Christophe (Editor), Tracey, Danielle (Editor), Craven, Rhonda G. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Charlotte, NC Information Age Publishing, Inc. 2017
• Series: International advances in education: global initiatives for equity and social justice
• Subjects: Physical education for children with disabilities; Inclusive education; Mainstreaming in education
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This volume includes examples of theory, research, policy, and practice that will advance our understanding of how best to encourage these children and adolescents to participate regularly in physical activity, how to maximize the biopsychosocial benefits of involvement in physical activities, and h...

Table of Contents:

• Participation in community leisure programs : a vehicle for enhancing physical activity in children with developmental difficulties / Yolanda Fernandez Jenny Ziviani, and Monica Cuskelly
• A longitudinal case study approach to describing a boy with development coordination disorder experiencing transitive intervention services toward inclusive schooland community-based physical activities / Anna Cadzow, Motohide Miyahara, and Ruth Cutfield
• Free to play : the role of physical activity in the lives of children with chronic illnesses / Fiona Moola and Elizabeth Huynh
• Strategies to increase social inclusion of students with disabilities in physical education settings / Bethany L. Hersman and Samuel R. Hodge
• Physical education and sport as a means to empower children
• With disability in educational and community settings : the contribution of paralympic education focusing on peers' interactions / T?nia Bastos, Joana Teixeira, Mariana Amaral da Cunha, and Rui Corredeira
• Strategies to maximize social participation and inclusion of students with disabilities in physical education / Martin E. Block, Michelle Grenier, and Yeshayahu "Shayke" Hutzler
• Understanding inclusion in physical education from the child's perspective / Janine Coates
• Play fighting as a strategy to cope with aggressive behaviors among youth with social disadvantages in italy / Erica Gobbi and Attilio Carraro
• Promoting social inclusion and physical activity for students with special educational needs through adventure education / Daniel Tindall, Melissa Parker, Deborah Tannehill, Daniel Tindall, and Jack Neylon
• Underserved urban minority children : overcoming the challenges and enhancing the benefits of engaging in physical activity / Alex C. Garn, Jeffrey Martin, Brigid Byrd, and Nate McCaughtry
• The use of multimedia and the internet in providing global training opportunities for coaches in adapted sports : case of sitting volleyball/volleyslide / Kwok Ng, Matt Rogers, and Ken Black
• A holistic approach to training for inclusion in physical education : policy, practice, challenges, and solutions / Philip Vickerman and Anthony Maher
• Reflections on professional practice in adapted physical activity through a social justice lens / Donna L. Goodwin
• Students with disabilities in Brazil, Japan, South Korea, and the United States : implications for inclusion and social justice in physical education / Justin A. Haegele, Bethany L. Hersman, Samuel R. Hodge, Jihyun Lee, Amaury Samalot-Rivera, Mayumi Saito, Takahiro Sato, and Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva.