Girls, gender and physical education : an activist approach / Kimberly L. Oliver & David Kirk.
In this powerfully argued and progressive study, Kimberly Oliver and David Kirk call for a radical reconstruction of the teaching of physical education for girls. Despite forty years of theorization and practical intervention, girls are still disengaging from physical education, dropping out of phys...
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2015.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in physical education and youth sport.
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| Summary: | In this powerfully argued and progressive study, Kimberly Oliver and David Kirk call for a radical reconstruction of the teaching of physical education for girls. Despite forty years of theorization and practical intervention, girls are still disengaging from physical education, dropping out of physical activity, and suffering negative consequences in terms of their health and well-being as a result. This book challenges the conventional narrative that girls are somehow to blame for this disengagement, and instead identifies important new ways of working with girls, developing a new pedagogica. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781317749929 1317749928 9781315796239 1315796236 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed July 28, 2015) |