Description
Book SynopsisAdvanced Analysis of Motor Development teaches readers to critically analyze research methods and results as they deepen their understanding of developmental phenomena. The text introduces the main models and theories that have influenced the field and offers in-depth examination of key studies.
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Table of ContentsPart I. What Is Motor Development? Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 1. Descriptive Perspectives
Definition of Motor Development Study
History of Motor Development in the United States
Concept of Development
Three Early Pioneers of Motor Development
Stage Versus Age
Physical Educators and Kinesiologists in the Field
Legacies From the Descriptive Perspectives
Specific Contributions of the Descriptive Perspectives
Role of Description Within Motor Development Research
Chapter 2. Perspectives on Perception and Action
Indirect Perspective
Direct Perspective
A Resolution?
Summary
Chapter 3. Systems Perspective
Model of Constraints
Dynamic Systems
Applying the Dynamic Systems Model to a Motor Development Problem
Summary
Chapter 4. Motor Development Research Approaches
Research Designs
Development Simulation
Dependent Variables
Anthropometric Measures
Moving the Field Forward: Strong Inference Research
Moving the Field Forward: Wohlwill’s Developmental Research Schema
Research Methods in Practice: Esther Thelen and Reflex Stepping
Part II. What Perspectives Do Researchers Use to Study Motor Development? Contemporary Research
Chapter 5. Development of Postural Control
Theoretical Perspectives
Early Development
Rising to Stand
Postural Control in Older Adulthood
Summary
Chapter 6. Development of Foot Locomotion
Intertask Developmental Sequence
Intratask Developmental Sequences
Further Study
Chapter 7. Development of Ballistic Skills
Intertask Developmental Sequence
Intratask Developmental Sequences
Developmental Research
Chapter 8. Development of Manipulative Skills
Reaching and Grasping
Interception Skills
Summary
Part III. How Do Practitioners Adopt a Developmental Perspective? Applying Research
Chapter 9. Atypical Motor Development
Identifying Atypical Development by Understanding Typical Development
Motor Development That Is Not Average
Combining Theory and Practice
Summary
Chapter 10. Advances in Interventions
Interventions in Typically Developing Populations
Interventions for Atypical Populations
Interventions for Children With Disabilities
Summary
