Week II: Monday, March 31, 2008 -- Cesar Chavez Day (campus closed)
Assigned Readings: No assigned readings.

Week II: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 -- Kinesiology and Physical Education at Cal State L.A.
Assigned readings:

Week II -- Assigned Readings

• (1) "How About Some Muscle?"
• (2) “How About Some Muscle?” McCloy Is Right!

• The Paideia Archive
Source: www.bu.edu/wcp/MainSpor.htm (link established on April 02, 2008)-

Write a one- to two-page reaction to anyone (just one) of the following sport philosophy articles:

• Games and the Good by Thomas Hurka, University of Toronto
  (link established on April 2, 2008)
• Limits to Growth in Elite Sport - Some Ethical Considerations by Gunnar Breivik, Norwegian State University for Sport and Physical Education.
• The Record Dilemma by Sigmund Loland, The Norweigan University for Sports and Physical Education.
• Sport, Education, and the Meaning of Victory by Heather L. Reid, Morningside College.
• John Stuart Mill and the Ends of Sport by David T. Schwartz, Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
• The Game, the Player, the World: Looking for a Heart of Gameness. Keynote presented at the Level Up conference in Utrecht, November 4th-6th 2003, Jesper Juul. (link established on April 2, 2008)

Week IV: Monday, Apr. 14, 2008 -- History of Physical Education and Sport

Assigned readings:

• History of Women in Sports Timeline, Part 1 - to 1899.
• Women's Pre-Title IX Sports History in the United States by Nancy Struna.
• The Sporting Past in American History by Linda J. Borish.

Week IV: Wednesday, Apr. 16, 2008 -- Careers in Teaching Physical Education

Guest Presentation by Dr. Karen Mendon -- Middle-School Physical Education

• Middle and Secondary School Physical Education Council (MASSPEC): Appropriate Practices for Teaching Physical Education in Middle School, Position Statement

Week V: Monday, Apr. 21, 2008 -- Adapted Physical Education (APE)

• Guest Presentation by Dr. Dwan Bridges -- Adapted Physical Education
• Sport Sociology Research: Disability Sports Web Site, Michigan State University

Week V: Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2008 -- Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Read the article published in Athletic Insight: The Online Journal of Sport Psychology titled: " Industry Challenges Facing Sport Psychology" by Leonard D. Zaichkowsky, Ph.D., Boston University

What challenges, according to Dr. Zaichkowsky, is the discipline of sport psychology facing? How, according to Dr. Zaichkowsky, should these challenges be addressed?

For information about careers in sport psychology, please visit the British Psychological Society's Sport & Exercise Psychology web page.

Guest Speaker:

• Professor Steve Gonzalez -- Teaching Methods in Physical Education

To find additional information about teaching physical education visit the following links online:

• What is Effective Physical Education Teaching and can it be Promoted with Generalist Trained Elementary School Teachers? by Clive Hickson
• Teaching Large Class Sizes in Physical Education: Guidelines and Strategies a document prepared by The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

Week VI: Monday, Apr. 28, 2008 -- Therapeutic Exercise Professions

• Guest Speaker Dr. Ray deLeon -- Therapeutic Exercise Professions

To find information about Therapeutic Exercise visit the following links online:

• Bulletin on the Rheumatic Diseases Volume 52, Number 4, The Role of Physical Therapy in Management of Patients with Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, by Brenda Greene, PT, PhD, OCS, and Sam Lim, MD
• Emedicine from WebMD: Therapeutic Exercise by Jesse A. Lieberman, MD

Week VI: Wednesday, Apr. 30 2008 -- Becoming a Physical Activity Professional

• Guest Speaker: Connie Wong, PT -- Opportunities in Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Exercise

Week VII: Monday, May 5, 2008 -- Physiology of Physical Activity

• Guest Speaker: Dr. Nazareth Khodiguian -- Exercise and Human Performance

Week VII: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 -- Therapeutic Exercise Professions

• Guest Speaker: Aubre Foster-Hill -- Professional Certificates--Pilates

Week VIII: Monday, May 12, 2008 -- Why Sport Sociology?

For information about the sociology of sport visit the following links online:

• International Sociology of Sport Asssociation (ISSA)
• North American Society for the Sociology of Sport(NASSS)
• Sociology of Sport Online: Sport sociology 2000 by Dr. Kathleen Armour, Dr. Robyn Jones & Daniel Kerry, Brunel University, England
• Sociology of Sport Journal (SSJ)
• International Review for the Sociology of Sport (IRSS)

Week VIII: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 -- Youth Leaderships

• Guest Presentation by Dr. Anne Larson -- Opportunities in Community-Based Development and Outreach Programs

Week IX: Monday, May 19, 2008 -- Quantitative Research in Exercise and Sport Science

• Qualitative versus Quantitative Research: Key Points in a Classic Debate
• Ways of approaching research: Quantitative Designs
• Quantitative Research Websites

Week IX: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 -- Qualitative Research in Exercise and Sport Science

• The Qualitative-Quantitative Debate
• Qualitative versus Quantitative - Del Siegle
• Quantitative "Versus" Qualitative Research: The Wrong Question

Week X: Monday May 26, 2008 -- Health and Fitness Professions

Week XI: Wenesday May 28, 2008 -- Teaching and Coaching Professions

• Guest Speaker: Steve Gonzalez -- Careers in Coaching and Sport Instruction

Final Examination Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Tuesday-Saturday, June 3 – 7, 2008