This text is intended for students taking an adapted physical education or therapeutic recreation course and for teachers or leaders providing physical activity programs for individuals with handicapping conditions. The emphasis is on the need for practical information concerning activity modifications and suggested methods for participants based…

This text is designed for the elementary and secondary school physical educator and the recreation specialist in adapted physical education and, more specifically, as a text for college courses in adapted and corrective physical education and therapeutic recreation. The text is divided into four major divisions: scope, key teaching and therapy…

Written primarily for college students who plan to enter into a physical activity career, this text deals with the foundations of physical activity in its roles as disciplines and professions. Individual, societal, and cultural needs for sports and physical activity are described. For clear presentation, the book is divided into four distinct…