Inclusive physical activities : international perspectives

Increasing numbers of children and adolescents internationally are being diagnosed with secondary health problems (e.g., overweight-obesity, diabetes, asthma, anxiety, etc.) due in part, or at least related to, a lack of physical activity. Children and adolescents with various forms of special needs...

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Other Authors Morin, Alexandre J. S. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2017.
SeriesInternational advances in education.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806609086
DOI10.1108/978-1-68123-854-8
Physical Description1 online resource (346 pages)

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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.