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The first text of its kind, Communication for Kinesiology serves as a communication primer for undergraduate students in kinesiology and sport studies, preparing them for successful written and oral scholarly communication within the field.Assuming a contextual approach to communication, the text focuses on formal writing and presentations in scholarly and professional settings. The author provides a wealth of pedagogical features including chapter overviews outlining the topics to be discussed, brief recap lists at the end of each chapter, examples, definitions, tips, and techniques, as well as an end-of-text glossary. Structured with both instructors and students in mind, the modular chapters allow for fluid and flexible application and contain practical and theoretically grounded advice to encourage students to hone their writing and presentation skills by changing how they think about the process and engaging with the rules and conventions of the field. Written to address the needs of undergraduate kinesiology students in North America, Communication for Kinesiology is an invaluable introductory resource for the classroom and beyond.

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9781773383101

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Jason Holt is a Professor of Kinesiology at Acadia University, where he teaches communication and the philosophy of sport and leisure. His books in kinesiology are (with M. Ramsay) The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts: Squaring the Octagon (2021), Kinetic Beauty: The Philosophical Aesthetics of Sport (2019), Philosophy of Sport: Core Readings (2013), and (with L. E. Holt and T. W. Pelham) Flexibility: A Concise Guide (2008). He has published over 50 essays in a variety of fields and journals.

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