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Building Effective Physical Education Programs is a unique text focused on designing and delivering school physical education programs. The textsucceeds in helping pre-service, novice, and more experienced teachers to understand the essential components necessary to create and deliverimpactful physical education programs within their school or organization. Through its use of engaging learning experiences found in each chapter, this text is ideal for use across various physical education teacher courses and teacher professional development programs.Written for an international audience, Building Effective Physical Education Programs acknowledges both the similarities and differencesof physical education programs from country to country. International case studies are included to further illustrate worldwide practices. Thistext is appropriate for the student who is interested in the field of physical education as well as the seasoned professional with years of experience.Key Features: Learning Experience boxes help readers apply knowledge gained from the text to real-world practice by utilizing activities and critical-thinking questions to drive comprehension. An international perspective on physical education provides a global viewpoint and gives students a broad context for different program types A focus on current trends and issues makes this text relevant and timely Ancillaries provide instructors with the tools to implement a successful physical education teacher education course. Instructor resources include: Instructor's Manual, Test Bank and PowerPoint presentations Student resources include: Companion website and Student Study Guide