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Preservice Teachers Implementing a Nonlinear Physical Education Pedagogy
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Moy, Brendan; Renshaw, Ian; Davids, Keith; Brymer, Eric – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the evolution of physical education teaching practice from a traditional "teacher-centred approach" to a "student-centred approach." Consequently, research has focused on questions about the changing conceptions of the teaching and learning process, that is,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physical Education Teachers, Learning Processes, Student Centered Learning
Preparing Pre-Service Primary School Teachers to Assess Fundamental Motor Skills: Two Skills and Two Approaches
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Haynes, John; Miller, Judith – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: Pre-service teacher education (PSTE) programmes for generalist primary school teachers have limited time allocated to Physical Education, Health and Personal Development. In practice, teachers in schools are required to assess motor skills despite the fact that their training provides minimal preparation. This necessitates creative…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Physical Education, Peer Evaluation, Student Evaluation
Do Theory and Pedagogy Have an Impact on Provisions for Outdoor Learning? A Comparison of Approaches in Australia and Norway
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Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen; Little, Helen; Wyver, Shirley – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2012
In this paper, we contrast the early childhood education and care aims and curriculum in Norway and Australia and the theoretical underpinnings of Norwegian and Australian pedagogy in an attempt to partially explain the different approaches to (risky) outdoor play in these two countries. We argue that Norwegian pedagogical approaches may allow…
Descriptors: Evidence, Play, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Conductive Education: A Functional Skills Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Bourke-Taylor, Helen; O'Shea, Roberta; Gaebler-Spira, Deborah – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2007
Conductive education (CE) is an educational approach for children with cerebral palsy. This paper describes the history of conductive education, and the characteristics of current programs that exist in many countries. The underlying principles and the unique techniques used in CE programs are described. These include the role of the conductor or…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Educational Methods, Motor Development, Educational Environment
The Early Years: Development, Learning and Teaching.
Boulton-Lewis, Gillian, Ed.; Catherwood, Di, Ed. – 1994
Designed for teachers, students, caregivers, and health professionals who work with children from birth to age 8, this book provides a review of recent research and theories of development and learning in the early childhood years, with an emphasis on implications for effective teaching. Where appropriate, the book takes an Australian perspective,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Early Childhood Education
Every Child: The Magazine of the Australian Early Childhood Association, Inc., 2000.
Elliott, Alison, Ed. – Every Child, 2000
This document is comprised of the four 2000 issues of a periodical published by the Australian Early Childhood Association focusing on the needs of children from birth to 8 years and on issues related to child care and early childhood education in Australia. Each issue features articles focusing on a particular theme along with editorials and…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, At Risk Persons, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Brain