Integration: The key to sustaining kinesiology in higher education.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Diane L. Gill, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Integration is the key to sustaining kinesiology as an academic and professional
discipline in higher education. Following the vision of Amy Morris Homans, this
paper focuses on integration in three ways. First, integration of our multidisciplinary
scholarship, with a clear focus on physical activity, is essential to sustaining
kinesiology as a unique scholarly area in higher education. Second, integration of
academic scholarship and professional practice is essential to sustaining kinesiology
as a scholarly profession. Finally, integration implies an active commitment
to inclusion and public service, and that is critical to give meaning and relevance
to kinesiology. At its best, kinesiology is an integrative professional discipline
that serves the public by promoting health and well-being for all through physical
activity. All forms of integration are integral to sustaining kinesiology in higher
education.
Integration: The key to sustaining kinesiology in higher education.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2007
- Keywords
- kinesiology, higher education, kinesiology education, integrated education, physical education