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Game sense: Pedagogy for performance, participation and enjoyment

- Light, Richard

Authors: Light, Richard
Date: 2013
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Description: Game Sense is an exciting and innovative approach to coaching and physical education that places the game at the heart of the session. It encourages the player to develop skills in a realistic context, to become more tactically aware, to make better decisions and to have more fun. Game Sense is a comprehensive, research-informed introduction to the Game Sense approach that defines and explores key concepts and essential pedagogical theory, and that offers an extensive series of practical examples and plans for using Game Sense in real teaching and coaching situations

Sport in the lives of young Australians

- Light, Richard

Authors: Light, Richard
Date: 2008
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Description: What does sport mean to young people in Australia? How does it affect their social, personal, moral and physical growth and development? What is the relationship between elite level 'media-sport' and the range of informal games children play for fun and friendship? Can children learn how to play fairly, when televised sport shows them that hurting opponents and 'bending the rules' are not only acceptable but celebrated as part of the game? Sport in the lives of young Australians offers an informative look into the practice of sport, the nature of children's and young people's experiences of it, and the significance of this for their development. Drawing on original close-focus studies conducted in schools and sports clubs in Australia, it provides valuable insight into youth sport from the perspective of the children and young people engaged in it. Recent advocacy for physical education and sport has highlighted their benefits in the fight against lifestyle diseases, but the research presented in this book reminds us not to lose sight of the other ways in which they contribute to the development of young people. The book also examines new approaches to teaching and coaching and the possibilities they offer for improving children's experiences of sport and physical education. For anyone involved in youth sport - from coaches, teachers and parents, to researchers and policy-makers - this book will provide invaluable understanding of the place and meaning of sport in the lives of young Australians

Advances in rugby coaching : An holistic approach

- Light, Richard, Evans, John, Harvey, Stephen, Hassanin, Remy

Authors: Light, Richard , Evans, John , Harvey, Stephen , Hassanin, Remy
Date: 2015
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Description: Contemporary sports coaching studies have moved beyond simple biophysical approaches to more complex understandings of coaching as a set of social relationships and processes. This is the first book to examine what that means in the context of one major international sport, rugby union. Drawing on cutting-edge empirical research in the five most powerful rugby-playing nations, as well as developments in pedagogical and social theory, the book argues for an holistic approach to coaching, coach development and player and team performance, helping to close the gap between coaching theory and applied practice. With player-centered approaches to coaching, such as Game Sense and Teaching Games for Understanding, at the heart of the book, it covers key contemporary topics in coach education such as: Long term coach development Experience and culture in coaching practice Positive coaching for youth rugby Improving decision-making ability Collaborative action research in rugby coaching Informed by work with elite-level rugby coaches, and examining coaching practice in both the full and sevens versions of the game, this book encourages the reader to think critically about their own coaching practice and to consider innovative new approaches to player and coach development. It is essential reading for all students of sports coaching with an interest in rugby, and for any coach, manager or administrator looking to develop better programmes in coach education

Contemporary developments in games teaching

- Light, Richard, Quay, John, Harvey, Stephen, Mooney, Amanda

Authors: Light, Richard , Quay, John , Harvey, Stephen , Mooney, Amanda
Date: 2014
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Relation: Routledge studies in physical education and youth sport
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Description: The teaching of games is a central component of any physical education or youth sport programme. 'Contemporary developments in games teaching' brings together leading international researchers and practitioners in physical education and sports coaching to examine new approaches in games teaching and team sport coaching that are player/student centred and inquiry based.

Wildlife conservation in farm landscapes

- Lindenmayer, David, Michael, Damian, Crane, Mason, Okayda, Sachiko, Florance, Daniel, Barton, Philip, Ikin, Karen

Authors: Lindenmayer, David , Michael, Damian , Crane, Mason , Okayda, Sachiko , Florance, Daniel , Barton, Philip , Ikin, Karen
Date: 2016
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Description: An increasing number of Australians want to be assured that the food and fibre being produced on this continent have been grown and harvested in an ecologically sustainable way. Ecologically sustainable farming conserves the array of species that are integral to key ecological processes such as pollination, seed dispersal, natural pest control and the decomposition of waste. Wildlife Conservation in Farm Landscapes communicates new scientific information about best practice ways to integrate conservation and agriculture in the temperate eucalypt woodland belt of eastern Australia. It is based on the large body of scientific literature in this field, as well as long-term studies at 790 permanent sites on over 290 farms extending throughout Victoria, New South Wales and south-east Queensland. Richly illustrated, with chapters on birds, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and plants, this book illustrates how management interventions can promote nature conservation and what practices have the greatest benefit for biodiversity. Together the new insights in this book inform whole-of-farm planning. Wildlife Conservation in Farm Landscapes is an ideal resource for land managers and farmers interested in integrating farming and environmental values and anyone interested in biodiversity in woodlands and agricultural zones. Recipient of a 2017 Whitley Awards Certificate of Commendation for Conservation in Action

Colonialism, tourism and place global transformations in tourist destinations

- Linehan, Denis, Clark, Ian, Xie, Phillip

Authors: Linehan, Denis , Clark, Ian , Xie, Phillip
Date: 2020
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Description: This unique book examines the vital and contested connections between colonialism and tourism, which are as lively and charged today as ever before. Demonstrating how much of the marketing of these destinations represents the constant renewal of colonialism in the tourism business, this book illustrates how actors in the worldwide tourism industry continue to benefit from the colonial roots of globalisation.

Places of pain and shame : Dealing with 'Difficult Heritage"

- Logan, William, Reeves, Keir

Authors: Logan, William , Reeves, Keir
Date: 2009
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Relation: Key issues in cultural heritage
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Description: Places of Pain and Shame is a cross-cultural study of sites that represent painful and/or shameful episodes in a national or local community's history, and the ways that government agencies, heritage professionals and the communities themselves seek to remember, commemorate and conserve these cases - or, conversely, choose to forget them. Such episodes and locations include: massacre and genocide sites, places related to prisoners of war, civil and political prisons, and places of "benevolent" internment such as leper colonies and lunatic asylums.

The inimitable Mr Meek

- Luxemburg, Joan

Authors: Luxemburg, Joan
Date: 2015
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Description: James McKain Meek was one of nineteenth-century Australia's great eccentrics. Arriving in the colonies in the 1830s, he ran a sly grog operation on the Ballarat goldfields, set up a cured fish business at Warrnambool, and managed a spa resort in New Zealand, but he is memorable today for the enormous, intricate drawings he produced throughout his career. A skilled draughtsman, he delighted in exercising his skill in miniature penmanship to produce a series of massive commemorative wall hangings and tables, celebrating aspects of local or colonial history or the achievements of particular families. He turned the production of printed versions of these drawings into a business operation, with varying success. This exhibition is curated by Joan Luxemburg, who is writing a PhD thesis on the life and work of this fascinating artist, and is accompanied by an illustrated scholarly catalogue.

Mental health policy, practice, and service accessibility in contemporary society

- Martin, Jennifer

Authors: Martin, Jennifer
Date: 2019
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Description: Mental health and wellbeing has become an increasingly important issue that impacts communities in multiple ways. A critical discussion on the understanding and access of mental health services by people from diverse backgrounds is important to improving global healthcare practices in modern society. Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society provides innovative insights into contemporary and future issues within the field of mental healthcare. The content within this publication represents the work of medical funding, social inclusion, and social work education. It is a vital reference source for post-graduate students, medical researchers, psychology professionals, sociologists, and academicians seeking coverage on topics centered on improving future practices in mental health and wellbeing.

Using integrated experience-based co-design to promote mental health service design improvements with informal/family carers of adults from LGBTQ communities

- Martin, Jennifer, Butler, Meredith, Muldowney, Anne, Aleksandrs, Gabriel

Authors: Martin, Jennifer , Butler, Meredith , Muldowney, Anne , Aleksandrs, Gabriel
Date: 2020
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Relation: SAGE Research Methods Cases Medicine and Health
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Description: Co-design research and evaluation methodologies are being increasingly adopted as a preferred approach for mental health research. However, research on the effectiveness and impacts of co-design involving carers is scarce. This article discusses how to conduct research using an integrated experience-based co-design method. It includes issues considered during the formation of the research team and during the study design and implementation. We found integrated experience-based co-design useful throughout the conceptualization and implementation phases of the research moving beyond reporting of carers’ experiences of services to actual engagement in mental health service design. Key factors contributing the success of this process were the inclusion of members of some of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex, and queer communities on the research team as well as having researchers with personal and/or practical experience, of mental health services, and as carers and consumers of mental health services. Integrated experience-based co-design allowed for flexibility and adaptability. Taking time early on and a focus on shared values and understandings with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex, and queer networks was important for collective ownership of the co-design process. The integrated experience-based co-design approach recognized the varied and multiple characteristics and contributions of members of the research team and study participants.

Literacy in the early years: reflections on international research and practice

- McLachlan, Claire, Arrow, Alison

Authors: McLachlan, Claire , Arrow, Alison
Date: 2017
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Relation: International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development
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Description: This edited collection provides an in-depth exploration of different aspects of contemporary early childhood literacy research and the implications for educational practice. Each chapter details how the research was conducted and any issues that researchers encountered in collecting data with very young children, as well as what the research findings mean for educational practice. It includes photographs of effective literacy practice, detailed explanations of research methods so the studies can be replicated or expanded upon, and key features for promoting effective literacy practice in early childhood settings. This book is an essential read for everyone who is interested in exploring the complexities and challenges of researching literacy acquisition in the youngest children.

Bread and roses : Voices of Australian Academics from the working class

- Michell, Dee, Wilson, Jacqueline, Archer, Verity

Authors: Michell, Dee , Wilson, Jacqueline , Archer, Verity
Date: 2015
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Description: Bread and Roses is an Australian first, a collection of stories from academics who identify as coming from working-class backgrounds. At once inspiring and challenging, the collection demonstrates how individual narratives are both personal and structural, in that they illustrate the ways in which social forces shape individual lives. Central themes in the book are generational changes in university education provision in Australia, the complexities of coming from a working class background and being female, or coming from a working class background and being female and a recent migrant, and the particular challenges facing students and staff from rural and regional areas. An essential read for anyone interested in widening participation programs in higher education, including administrators, academics, past and present students, Bread and Roses is both a map for those who want to undertake a similar journey and a community for those who want to join. Â© 2015 Sense Publishers. All Rights Reserved.

The power of economic ideas: The origins of keynesian macroeconomic management in interwar Australia 1929-39

- Millmow, Alex

Authors: Millmow, Alex
Date: 2010
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Description: Economics, Keynes once wrote, can be a ‘very dangerous science’. Sometimes, though, it can be moulded to further the common good though it might need a leap in mental outlook, a whole new zeitgeist to be able do do. This book is about a transformation in Australian economists’ thought and ideas during the interwar period. It focuses upon the interplay between economic ideas, players and policy sometimes in the public arena. In a decade marked by depression, recovery and international political turbulence Australian economists moved from a classical orthodox economic position to that of a cautious Keynesianism by 1939. We look at how a small collective of economists tried to influence policy-making in the nineteen-thirties. Economists felt obliged to seek changes to the parameters as economic conditions altered but, more importantly, as their insights about economic management changed. There are three related themes that underscore this book. Firstly, the professionalisation of Australian economics took a gigantic leap in this period, aided in part, by the adverse circumstances confronting the economy but also by the aspirations economists held for their discipline. A second theme relates to the rather unflattering reputation foisted upon interwar economists after 1945. That transition underlies a third theme of this book, namely, how Australian economists were emboldened by Keynes’s General Theory to confidently push for greater management of economic activity. By 1939 Australian economists conceptualized from a new theoretic framework and from one which they advanced comment and policy advice. This book therefore will rehabilitate the works of Australian interwar economists, arguing that they not only had an enviable international reputation but also facilitated the acceptance of Keynes’s General Theory among policymakers before most of their counterparts elsewhere.

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