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McEvilly, Nollaig – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2014
This article provides an analysis of developmental discourses underpinning preschool physical education in Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence. Implementing a post-structural perspective, the article examines the preschool experiences and outcomes related to physical education as presented in the Curriculum for Excellence "health and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development
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Swaim, John H.; McEwin, C. Kenneth; Irvin, Judith L. – Middle School Journal, 1998
Discusses the need for developmentally responsive middle level competitive sports programs that include awareness of sports injuries, psychological considerations, attrition in sports, and family pressures for students to become college and professional athletes. (JPB)
Descriptors: Athletics, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Objectives
Sanders, Stephen W. – 1992
This guide contains developmentally appropriate movement activities designed to help teachers of children ages 3 through 5 plan and administer a successful movement education program. The book is organized into three parts. The first part presents a model upon which teachers can base their selection of physical activities for children, addresses…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Lesson Plans, Movement Education
Hart, Craig H., Ed.; Burts, Diane C., Ed.; Charlesworth, Rosalind, Ed. – 1997
A holistic approach to early childhood education requires attention not only to what we know about child development and its implications for teaching, but also to the content of the curriculum. This collection of chapters on research and practice on developmentally appropriate integrated curricula is combined in a manner to assist theorists,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages