Understanding Adapted Physical Education by Haegele, Justin A.;

Short description:

‘Understanding Adapted Physical Education’ is a fresh, forward-looking introductory textbook for all Adapted Physical Education (APE) courses.

This an essential textbook for any APE course, and an invaluable reference for in-service teachers working with students with disabilities.

Long description:

Understanding Adapted Physical Education is a fresh, forward-looking introductory textbook for all Adapted Physical Education (APE) courses. Moving away from dated medical models toward a social-relational understanding of disability, it opens up the subject more effectively for students than cumbersome existing textbooks, offering practical guidance throughout as well as introducing all the most important concepts and key theory. Written by a team of leading and emerging scholars in APE, this book first introduces foundational issues related to disability and schools, and APE specifically. It then explores those impairments that are commonly experienced among students within public schools, including physical, intellectual, and visual impairment, and describes strategies to reduce barriers to access and meaningful participation in physical education. This book also reviews important contemporary topics in the study and practice of APE, such as ableism, intersectionality, the use of language, adapted health education, APE outside of the classroom or gym, and Paralympic school days, to give pre-service teachers all the skills and knowledge they need to become effective practitioners. With useful features in every chapter designed to encourage the reader to think about how they teach rather than simply what they teach, this is an essential textbook for any APE course, and an invaluable reference for in-service teachers working with students with disabilities.

This book is accompanied by a test bank for use by instructors.

Table of Contents:

SECTION ONE: FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDINGS
1 Understanding the Basics of Adapted Physical Education
Justin A. Haegele
2 Understanding Laws and the IEP Process 
Scott McNamara
3 Understanding Disability and Disability Language 
Justin A. Haegele
4 Understanding Inclusion and Exclusion 
Justin A. Haegele and Anthony J. Maher
5 Understanding Ableism 
Lindsey A. Nowland and Martin Giese
6 Understanding Critical Thinking, Reflection, and the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice in Adapted Physical Education 
Joonkoo Yun
7 Understanding Behavior and How to Support It
Chloe Simpson
8 Understanding Intersectionality and Teaching Multiply Marginalized Students 
Fabián Arroyo-Rojas
SECTION TWO: UNDERSTANDING IMPAIRMENT
9 Understanding Autism and Neurodivergence 
Samantha Ross-Cypcar and Layne Case
10 Understanding Orthopedic Impairment 
Katherine Holland and Laura J. Pisciotta
11 Understanding Visual Impairment 
Lindsay E. Ball
12 Understanding Deafness and Hearing Impairment 
Anthony J. Maher
13 Understanding Intellectual Impairment 
E. Andrew Pitchford
14 Understanding Multiple Disabilities 
T. N. Kirk
SECTION THREE: UNDERSTANDING DIVERSE
INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS
15 Understanding Paralympic School Day 
Cathy McKay
16 Understanding Adapted Health Education 
Maria Lepore-Stevens
17 Understanding Adapted Dance 
Baillie R. Ollila
18 Understanding Adapted Aquatics 
Jihyun Lee
19 Understanding APE Outside of the Gym 
Steven K. Holland
20 Understanding Transition Services: Beyond Adapted Physical Education 
Wesley J. Wilson