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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive synthesis of over 40 years of research on models in physical education to suggest Models-based Practice (MbP) as an innovative future approach to physical education. It lays out the ideal conditions for MbP to flourish by situating pedagogical models at the core of physical education programs and allowing space for local agency and the co-construction of practice.
Starting from the premise that true MbP does not yet exist, the book makes a case for the term pedagogical model over alternatives such as curriculum model and instructional model, and explains how learners' cognitive, social, affective and psychomotor needs should be organised in ways that are distinctive and unique to each model. It examines the core principles underpinning the pedagogical models that make up MbP, including pedagogical models as organising centres for program design and as design specifications for developing local programs. The book also explores how a common struc
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"Models-based Practice in Physical Education by Ashley Casey and David Kirk offers significant support to start, continue and enhance your knowledge and appreciation of MPB … This book has enhanced my understanding of the overarching theme of models-based practice. It provides opportunities to enrich practitioners in different aspects of their teaching career. Pre-service teachers, academics and acting teachers (already using models in the field or those who want to know more) can all benefit from this book." – Ryan Forwood, Physical Education Matters
Table of Contents1. Why Models-Based Practice? 2. What is Models-Based Practice? 3. The Practice Architectures of Pedagogical Models 4. A Meso Practice Architectures Perspective of Four Pedagogical Models 5. The Implementation and Reconfiguration of Pedagogical Models at the Micro-Level: From Articulation to Actualisation 6. Reorganising Physical Education Through Pedagogical Models: The Possibility of Mbp 7. What Conditions Need to be in Place for Models-Based Practice to Become a Reality in Physical Education?
