Gallahue, David L.

Understanding motor development : infants, children, adolescents, adults / David L. Gallahue, John C. Ozmun. - 4th ed. - Boston, Mass. : WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1998. - xvi, 541p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - McGraw-Hill international editions. Health/physical education/recreation series .

Previous ed.: U.S.: William C. Brown, 1995.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-532) and index.

Section 1.Background -- 1.Understanding motor development: an overview -- 2.Models of human development -- 3.Factors affecting motor development -- 4.Motor development: a theoretical model -- Section 2.Infancy -- 5.Prenatal factors affecting development -- 6.Prenatal and infant growth -- 7.Infant reflexes and rhythmical stereotypes -- 8.Rudimentary movement abilities -- 9.Infant perception -- Section 3.Childhood -- 10.Childhood growth and development -- 11.Fundamental movement abilities -- 12.Physical development of children -- 13.Childhood perception and perceptual-motor development -- 14.Childhood self-concept development -- Section 4.Adolescence -- 15.Adolescent growth, pubeerty, and reproductive maturity -- 16.Specialized movement abilities -- 17.Physical development of adolescents -- 18.Adolescent socialization -- Section 5.Adulthood -- 19.Physiological changes in adults -- 20.Motor performance in adults -- 21.Psychosocial development in adults -- Section 6.Programming -- 22.Developmental physical activity: a curricular model -- 23.Assessing motor behavior.

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Motor ability.
Motor ability in children.
Physical education for children.
Psychology.
Biomechanics, human kinetics
Sports injuries & medicine

RJ133 / .G344 1998

152.3 GAL