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Explores the possibilities of postmodernism in the field of human movement and shows how the profession is related to broader social, political, and cultural contexts and histories.

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Author:   Juan-Miguel Fernández-Balboa
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.553kg
ISBN:  

9780791435151

ISBN 10:   0791435156
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   02 October 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: The Human Movement Profession in the Postmodern Era: Critical Analyses 1. Introduction: The Human Movement Profession--From Modernism to Postmodernism Juan-Miguel Fernandez-Balboa 2. Sociocultural Aspects of Human Movement: The Heritage of Modernism, the Need for a Postmodernism George H. Sage 3. Gender Discrimination in Norwegian Academia: A Hidden Male Game or an Inspiration for Postmodern Feminist Praxis Gerd von der Lippe 4. Schooling Bodies in New Times: The Reform of School Physical Education in High Modernity David Kirk 5. Health, Freedom, and Human Movement in the Postmodern Era Larry Fahlberg and Lauri Fahlberg 6. A Critical-Postmodern Perspective on Knowledge Development in Human Movement Robert Brustad 7. Performance and Participation Discourses in Human Movement: Toward a Socially Critical Physical Education Richard Tinning 8. Physical Education Teacher Preparation in the Postmodern Era: Toward a Critical Pedagogy Juan-Miguel Fernandez-Balboa 9. Critical Moral Issues in Teaching Physical Education Susan M. Schwager 10. Toward a Department of Physical Cultural Studies and an End to Tribal Warfare Alan G. Ingham (and Friends) Part II: Critiques of the Critical Postmodern Analyses of the Human Movement Profession 11. Transformation in the Postmodern Era: A New Game Plan Linda L. Bain 12. A Practical Inquiry into the Critical-Postmodernist Perspective in Physical Education Don Hellison 13. Defining the Dreaded Curriculum: Tensions Between the Modern and the Postmodern Catherine D. Ennis Questions for Reflection Notes References Archival Materials About the Authors Index

Reviews

A collection of sound, well-written, and complementary texts which provides a long-overdue and much-needed critical foundation for discourse on professional reform in Human Movement. --Ralph C. Wilcox, University of Memphis. This book has the potential to become a benchmark publication in the field of physical education. Every ten to fifteen years a notable text stimulates a paradigm shift in physical education, and I expect that this book may well foster such a paradigm shift. --Loy, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand. With this book, the field of human movement is moved into the next century. I especially like the brevity and conciseness of each chapter; the wide representation of some of the best thinkers' work in this field; and the transnational perspective. -- Synthia Sydnor Slowikowski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Author Information

Juan-Miguel Fernandez-Balboa is Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Northern Colorado.

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