Sport in the lives of young Australians offers an informative look into the practice of sport, the nature of children's and young people's experiences, and its significance for their development.
Richard Light is professor and director of sport development at University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Acknowledgements
About the author
- Sport for young Australians: understanding beyond surface appearances
- The body, sport and learning: a theory of practice
- Learning to be a man: high school rugby and the development of masculine identity
- Young men’s experiences of soccer at high school and in clubs
- Media representations of Australian football and its impact upon children’s moral learning
- Learning, practice and community in the nippers
- The impact of Game Sense pedagogy on children’s enjoyment of cricket in a primary school
- Competition, motivation and the social nature of children’s membership in a swimming club
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Format:
paperback
Size: 210 x 148 mm
Pages: 170
Illustrations: 6 b&w ill., 1 table
ISBN: 9781920898908
Publication: 03 Apr 2008
Size: 210 x 148 mm
Pages: 170
Illustrations: 6 b&w ill., 1 table
ISBN: 9781920898908
Publication: 03 Apr 2008