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THIRD EDITION Edited by SUSANNE GARVIS & DONNA PENDERGAST

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Available Now 2020, 250 x 190 mm, 452 pp 9781108713870 | Paperback (also available as an eBook) E P S

Available Now 2018, 255 x 190 mm, 288 pp 9781108333696 | Paperback (also available as an eBook)

Health & Wellbeing in Childhood

Third Edition Edited by Susanne Garvis, Swinburne University of Technology Donna Pendergast, Griffith University

The period from birth to 12 years is crucial in a child’s development and can significantly impact future educational, success, resilience and participation in society. Health and Wellbeing in Childhood, third edition provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to a wide range of topics and issues in health and wellbeing education, including child safety, bullying and social-emotional wellbeing, resilience, physical education, communication development and friendships. Health & Physical Education

Preparing Educators for the Future Third Edition Judith Miller, University of New England Susan Wilson-Gahan, University of Southern Queensland Robyne Garrett, University of South Australia

Now in its third edition, Health and Physical Education: Preparing Educators for the Future continues to provide a comprehensive overview of the theoretical underpinnings, knowledge, understanding and skills required to successfully teach health and physical education in Australia. Emphasising the importance of the development of movement competence and health literacy, the book brings together research, curriculum and pedagogy in the field.

Contents Contents

Part 1: Context 1. The importance of health and wellbeing, 2. Classifying health and wellbeing: Applying the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to early years learners

Part 2: Dimensions of health and wellbeing 3. Social determinants of health and wellbeing, 4. Physically educated: Developing children’s health and wellbeing through learning in the physical dimension, 5. Body Image and Young Children: Seeing ‘self’ or seeing ‘other’, 6. Food for thought: The role of teachers and parents in children’s food choices, 7. Child safety, 8. Communication development, 9. Education for the prevention of sexual abuse in the early years, 10. Loose parts on the school playground: A playful approach to promoting health and wellbeing for children of all abilities, 11. Bullying and social emotional wellbeing in children, 12. Strengthening social and emotional learning in young children with special needs, 13. Teachers understanding and supporting of resilience in early years classrooms, 14. Friendships

Part 3: Social and Emotional Wellbeing 15. Teaching for social and emotional learning in the early years classroom, 16. Strengths-based, community-led approaches to physical activity and wellbeing with educationally disadvantaged children, 17. Talking circles, 18. Partnering with families for child’s health and wellbeing, 19. Using contemplative practices to enhance teaching, leadership and wellbeing 1. HPE continuum from early childhood to secondary level of schooling 2. General capabilities and health and physical education 3. The foundation of movement skills 4. Movement issues: Interventions and implications 5. Contemporary approaches to health education and health promotion 6. Health and wellbeing 7. Teaching inclusively: Equity and diversity in education 8. Pedagogy 9. Planning for teaching and learning 10. Assessment in health and physical education

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