JOPERD otherwise known as the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance is an academic journal. This journal is easily accessible and cheap. They are delivered in the mail once a month from August through May otherwise old articles can be found free on the internet.
Within this journal professors and other educators in the field submit articles of assessment tools and techniques they are using in their classroom. Another interesting thing about this article is found within the first few pages. Each month they spotlight some type of malpractice that has occurred recently. They dig into the situation itself along with explaining the correct way the situation should have been handled and what you should do before it gets to that point. They also have sections designated for new ways to include technology and way to integrate more cross curricular learning.
Being a subscriber to this journal I have found it to be greatly helpful. The articles themselves are easy to understand and the information given is readily usable. However the layout itself of the journal as a whole is somewhat frustrating for me. The articles tend to all mesh together if you don't know what you are looking for. There isn't a definite distinction between when one article ends and the next begins. Overall this journal is wonderful. It is useful and for the most part easy to read. I would strongly suggest this journal to anyone interested!
I think it's interesting that this journal has articles on physical education, recreation, and dance. Is it focused more on one category than another or is it well balanced? Is the article written by people in the field, or just written for people in the physical education career? I also find it interesting that there is a section on malpractice, I feel like that would be beneficial in order to prevent it from happening to you (or any other person working in the field).
ReplyDeleteDepending on what is "hot" that month will be more dominant through the journal but there is a pretty decent balance throughout each month. Articles can be submitted from anyone in the field teaching to someone conducting a scientific study pertaining to the field.
DeleteThat's interesting, especially since the journal would have a wide variety of different viewpoints on various topics revolving around fitness.
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