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  • Teaching with Sociological Imagination in Higher and Further Education

    Contexts, Pedagogies, Reflections

    Edited by Christopher R. Matthews, Ursula Edgington, Alex Channon ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book uses research and personal stories from university lecturers to explore pedagogical strategies that illuminate how students’ minds can be ‘switched on’ in order to unlock their extraordinary potential. It presents diverse ways to create inspiring learning environments, in chapters written by internationally respected experts in the broad field of the social sciences.Each author ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Sex Integration in Sport and Physical Culture

    Promises and Pitfalls

    Edited by Alex Channon, Katherine Dashper, Thomas Fletcher, Robert Lake ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
    Scholars working in the academic field of sport studies have long debated the relationship between sport and gender. Modern sport forms, along with many related activities, have been shown to have historically supported ideals of male superiority, by largely excluding women and/or celebrating only men’s athletic achievements. While the growth of women’s sport throughout the 20th and 21st centuries ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Global Perspectives on Women in Combat Sports

    Women Warriors around the World

    Edited by Christopher R. Matthews, Alex Channon ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume offers a wide-reaching overview of current academic research on women's participation in combat sports within a range of different national and trans-national contexts, detailing many of the struggles and opportunities experienced by women at various levels of engagement within sports such as boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts. ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

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  • The Captain Class

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  • In the Zone

    Transcendent Experience in Sports

    by Michael Murphy, Rhea A. White ...
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  • This Is Your Brain on Sports

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  • Research on Teacher Thinking (RLE Edu N)

    Understanding Professional Development

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  • Knowing the Score

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  • Routledge Handbook of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise

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