Bücher der Reihe ICSSPE Perspectives

This book offers an overview of some of the core concerns underlying lifelong engagement in sport and physical activity, encompassing every age and phase of engagement. The book explores key models of engagement from around the world, as well as specific areas of research that will help the reader understand this important topic. Lifelong Engagement in Sport and Physical Activity is important reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in teacher education, sport and coaching science, and for health promoters, coaches, teachers and relevant bodies and organisations in sport and education.

Sport is often perceived as being divided into two separate domains: mass participation and elite. In many countries, policy and funding in these domains are managed by separate agencies, and investment is often seen as a choice between one or the other. This book explores the points of connection and sources of tension between elite and mass participation sport, drawing on international research to examine key contemporary issues, such as whether effective talent identification requires depth of participation, or whether elite performances inspire greater participation. This is important reading for all students, researchers, policy makers or administrators working in sport development.

This book examines a range of processes associated with physical activity that are of relevance to those working in education, including learning, memory, attention, mood, and mental health symptoms, and draws on the latest research in exercise neuroscience. Cutting through the myths, it also asks what the limits of this research might be.

This book examines the challenges presented by an ageing global population, our varying expectations of healthy ageing, and the importance of exercise and physical activity for the elderly.

This is the first book to survey the participation of women in sport and physical education across Asia, from the Middle East and South Asia through to the Asia-Pacific region.

Sport is both a global business and a vehicle for social inclusion and community development. This book examines key performance areas in sport management that cut across cultural, economic and geographical borders, from both commercial and social justice perspectives.

Sport is often perceived as being divided into two separate domains: mass participation and elite. In many countries, policy and funding in these domains are managed by separate agencies, and investment is often seen as a choice between one or the other. This book explores the points of connection and sources of tension between elite and mass participation sport, drawing on international research to examine key contemporary issues, such as whether effective talent identification requires depth of participation, or whether elite performances inspire greater participation. This is important reading for all students, researchers, policy makers or administrators working in sport development.