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Author:   Richard Bailey ,  Jennifer P. Agans (Pennsylvania State University, USA) ,  Jean Côté (Queen’s University, Canada) ,  Andy Daly-Smith (Leeds Beckett University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.784kg
ISBN:  

9780367696375

ISBN 10:   0367696371
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   09 January 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction Part One: Researching Physical Activity in the First 10 Years Chapter 1: Researching Children’s Physical Activity: The Importance of Theory for Research Methods Jennifer P. Agans and Ross Budziszewski Chapter 2: Population Measurement of Physical Activity Among Children Aged Under 10 Years Louise L Hardy and Sjaan R Gomersall Chapter 3: Movement as Relations: Preverbal, Conscious and Affected? Gunn Engelsrud Part Two: Physical Activity and Child Development Chapter 4: Physical Exercise and Cognitive Development: Influence of Training Modalities and Characteristics David Moreau Chapter 5: Cognitive and Motor Performance: Shared Processes During the First 10 Years of Life Claudia M. Roebers Chapter 6: Exercise, Cognitive Function, and Obesity in Children Tai-Fen Song, Chien-Heng Chu and Yu-Kai Chang Part Three: Sport Chapter 7: Organized Sport for Toddlers and Preschoolers Meghan Harlow and Jessica Fraser-Thomas Chapter 8: Mental Health and Childhood Participation in Organised Sport Stewart A. Vella, Jordan Sutcliffe, Matthew J. Schweickle, Sarah K. Liddle and Christian Swann Chapter 9: Navigating Relative Age and Birthplace Effects to Ensure Equal Participation in Youth Sport David J. Hancock Chapter 10: The Child’s Right to an Open Sporting Future Richard Bailey Part Four: Physical Activity Chapter 11: Acute Cognitively Challenging Physical Activity to Promote Children’s Cognition Mirko Schmidt, Fabienne Egger, Sofia Anzeneder and Valentin Benzing Chapter 12: Investment for Family and Community Physical Activity Interventions Victoria Archbold and Paul Collings Part Five: Education Chapter 13: The Active School Concept Claude Scheuer and Richard Bailey Chapter 14: Developing a Movement Culture in the First 10 Years Ben Langdown Chapter 15: Physically Active Play in the Early Years Arja Sääkslahti Part Six: Case Studies Chapter 16: Physical Activity and Sport in the First 10 Years in South Africa Anita E Pienaar Chapter 17: The Development of Physical Activities and Sport in China’s Kindergartens in the 21st Century Jinxia Dong and Yijing Zhong Chapter 18: Sport and Physical Activity During the First 10 Years of Life in Ireland and the UK Kristy Howells and Tara Coppinger

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Jennifer P. Agans is Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. Richard Bailey is an independent writer and researcher based in Berlin, Germany. Jean Côté is Professor and Director in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. Andy Daly-Smith is Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and Behaviour Science at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Phillip Tomporowski is Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, and Director of the Cognition and Skill Acquisition Laboratory, at the University of Georgia, USA.

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