Pediatric Fitness: Secular Trends and Geographic Variability (Medicine and Sp…

Over the years, there has boon much controversy regarding whether today's children and adolescents are fitter than their peers of the past and whether they are fitter If they live in the more affluent that the less affluent countries. This publications starts by examining data cumulated since the late 1950s on secular trends and geographic variability in pediatric fitness test performance of ch…

Everyday Youth Literacies: Critical Perspectives for New Times

This book’s global perspective, and its ground-level viewpoint of youth literacy practices in a variety of locations, problematizes normative assumptions about researching literacy as well as about literacy itself.

Rethinking Youth Wellbeing: Critical Perspectives

This volume offers a critical rethinking of the construct of youth wellbeing, stepping back from taken-for-granted and psychologically inflected understandings. Wellbeing has become a catchphrase in educational, health and social care policies internationally, informing a range of school programs and social interventions and increasingly shaping everyday understandings of young people. Drawing …

Exercise prescription : physiological foundations : a guide for health, sport…

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9780702032769

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Sport Management

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9780080943206

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Judul Seri

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Street Children and Homeless Youth: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

This book deals with street children who live in the developing world, and homeless youth who are from the developed world. They are referred to as children in street situations (CSS) to show that the problem is both in the children and in the situation they face. The book examines several aspects of the children and their street situations, including the families of origin and the homes they l…

The complete book of triathlon training

The book is for all athletes who want to improve in or convert to the fascinating sport of triathlon. It shows among other things how to construct a training program, how to approach a competition and offers an Encyclopedia that covers all aspects of triathlon.

Youth Identities, Localities, and Visual Material Culture: Making Selves, Mak…

Densely interwoven with young people’s perspectives, the author’s account sets out an innovative and interdisciplinary conceptual framework affording fresh insights into how today’s youth assimilate what they perceive to be significant.

Digital Youth: The Role of Media in Development

Digital Youth: The Role of Media in Development recognizes the important role of digital tools in the lives of teenagers and presents both the risks and benefits of these new interactive technologies. From social networking to instant messaging to text messaging, the authors create an informative and relevant guidebook that goes beyond description to include developmental theory and implication…

'Race' and Sport: Critical Race Theory

Critical Race Theory provides a framework for exploring racism in society, taking into account the role of institutions and drawing on the experiences of those affected. Applied to the world of sport, this framework can reveal the underlying social mores and institutionalised prejudices that have helped perpetuate those racial stereotypes particular to sport, and those that permeate broader soc…