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Lisette Burrows
Lisette C. Burrows is a New Zealand physical education academic. She is currently a full professor at the University of Waikato. Academic career After a 1999 PhD from the University of Wollongong titled '' 'Developmental discourses in school physical education,' '' Burrows worked at the University of Otago from 1991, rising to full professor in 2015 before moving to the University of Waikato in 2017. In 2014, Burrows received Physical Education New Zealand's (PENZ) Sir Alexander Gillies Medal. Selected works * Wright, Jan, Lisette Burrows, and Doune MacDonald, eds. Critical inquiry and problem-solving in physical education. Psychology Press, 2004. * Burrows, Lisette, and Jan Wright. "Prescribing practices: Shaping healthy children in schools." The International Journal of Children's Rights 15, no. 1 (2007): 83–98. * Wright, Jan, and Lisette Burrows. "Re-conceiving ability in physical education: a social analysis." Sport, Education and Society 11, no. 3 (2006): 275–291. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physical Education
Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement exploration setting to promote health and physical fitness. Activities in P.E. include football, netball, hockey, rounders, cricket, four square, racing, and numerous other children's games. Physical education also teaches nutrition, healthy habits, and individuality of needs. Physical education programs vary all over the world. When taught correctly, P.E. class can produce positive effects on students' health, behavior, and academic performance. As part of this, health education is the teaching of information on the prevention, control, and treatment of diseases. It is taught with physical education, or P.H.E. for short. Pedagogy The main goals in teaching modern physical education are: * To expose children and teens to a wide variety of exerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
