Analyzing History & Development of Physical Education & Sport

Introduction

This Path Finder with annotated bibliography is intended to assist students in acquiring information properly on the History and development of Physical Education & Sport. The intent of a pathfinder is to acquire and display information from different creditable sources namely, online library books and journals as well as hard copies from your local library. Over the year’s students have been acquiring information incorrectly this is to demonstrate good information acquiring source.

Intended Audience`

The intended audience would be physical education teachers, sporting athletes, P.E students mainly college students perusing a career in Physical Education.

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Subject Headings

The following sub-topics can also be found under topic history and development of Physical Education & Sport

• Sport
• Sports In Ancient Times
• Medieval Sports
• Industrial Revolution
• 20th Century
• Physical Education

Overview of Topic

The topic that I have selected with annotated bibliography is done on the history and development of Physical Education& Sport. The pathfinder shows how a proper portfolio is done, using Proper citation from different creditable source both online and at our local school library. In this pathfinder you can find books, articles, and journal that has to deal with Physical Education it summarizes a book that speaks on the development of physical education over the past years, it also summarizes information an article written on the history and development of physical education, along with other topics.

Annotated Bibliography

[bookmark: _Hlk26817220]Mechioff, R. A., & Estes, S. G. (2006). A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies.

Mechioff, R. A., & Estes, S. G. speaks on health and your life style. A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education - From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World, has been meaningfully written to engage readers with essential information and critical introspection that is meant to inspire and educate. This edition highlights salient individuals, movements, beliefs, and events that have impacted the long and storied historical and philosophical development of sport, physical education, and kinesiology. Robert Mechikoff offers students a layered and scholarly look into the sports and physical activities of the world - ranging from Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to the emergence of the professional and academic disciplines of physical education and kinesiology in the modern world, as well as the political and social modern realities of the Olympic Games.

Reason for Choosing Book

I have chosen this book because the words are printed very large and it has information that help the reader to understand the topics easier. The language that it is written in is a language everyone can understand, and it relates to my topic.

Annotated Bibliography

Ellison-Brown, J. (2015, September 29). History and development of physical education and sport [Letter to the editor]. The Gleaner.

In this Article it speaks about the history and development of physical education and sport and how sport has evolved in the different eras over the past years. The article also states that One of the most significant developments is the growth of televised sports. Sports will continue to change and develop in the future as technology progresses. The standard of sports has continued to be influenced by social change, commercialisation, media, sponsorship, government, and education. In the Article it places emphasis on the development of Sport in the different eras such as; Sport in Ancient times, Medieval Sport, Industrial Revolution, and 20th Century.

Reason for Selecting this Article

I choose this Journal because it had the article on someone who studied at my country and has made tremendous contributions to society. Therefore it is nice for the readers to understand the contributions of our country to the development of the Caribbean. Not only that but the content is quite easy to understand, it is precise and straight to the point.

Annotated Bibliography

Welch, P. D. (2004). History of American Physical Education And Sport. Springfield: Charles C Thomas.

This E-book speaks about the traces the sources and development of today’s games, sports dances and physical education programs. Major topics include: The games of native Americans, Recreational and sporting activities of colonial Americans, Adaptation of sports by the westward pioneers, Physical education professionals and students as well as those in allied recreation fields will find this book to be an essential reference.

Reason for choosing this Book

I have selected this book because it basically provides adequate information on the history and development of Physical Education & Sport in the country of America, the information is also creditable and explain ways the reader can understand easily.

Annotated Bibliography

Skrijelj, R., Beganovic, k., Skrijelj, F., & Mededovic, A. (2013). Outstanding Pedagogical thinkers on Sport and Physical Education vol 3.

In this Journal it speaks about Fundamentals of sport and physical education were emceed since there was no human society at all, and since then it is constantly evolving and improving, changing its character and content In consideration of the fundamental problems of sport and physical education, toward completing its function, it is necessary to analyse the development of the social character of education, taking into account its necessary historical dimensions and continuity of development Along with the overall social development - changing the political and economic organization - there has been a fundamental change in the system of physical education. Sport and physical education in the advanced bourgeois pedagogical thought perceive the impact and contribution of prominent figures of pedagogical personality: J.A. Comeniiis, J. Locke, J.J. Rousseau, J.H. Pestalozzi, J.B. Bazedov, Guts-Muts, Francisco Amoros, J.F. Herbart, Adolf Disterveg, Herbart Spenser, De

Reason for choosing this Journal

I selected this source because it speaks a lot about the fundamentals of Physical Education & Sport and some of the persons of prominent figures of pedagogical personality who has made social development changes contribution. was the only one I could find from the source. I don’t think it is a very good journal for the intended audience it is user friend and it is easy to understand if you have prior knowledge about some of the contributions that the journal speaks about and the contribution they made to society.

Steps Used in the Research

First Step: I had to read and understand the information that was given to me, I got a number of topics to choose from I chose the one that was most applicable to me and the one I thought I had enough resource to Complete.

Second Step: After Selecting the Topic, I made some sub topics that made it a little easier to acquire my information. The sub topics acted as the hidden stuff in a scavenger hunt the area, I would look would be the Books.

Third Step: I started looking for each of my topics using the areas I was told to look

• 1 book from my School Library
• 1 Article from the Gleaner website
• 1 electronic book from E-book central
• 1 electronic journal articles from Ebscohost

Fourth Step: I basically read the chapter that dealt with my topic and summarized it explaining what can be found in it as it relates my topic. I did this for all my Sources. I made sure to write down all the reference for all the sources I used.

Fifth Step: For each book I got I made sure to include the reason why I chose that source, just giving information on the source.

Sixth Step: I wrote a general introduction that entailed information on the entire pathfinder, this tells you about the purpose, the intended audience and an overview of the topic.

Website evaluation checklist

Criteria

Y

N

Explanation

Readability

• Do you understand the information without relying on other sources?

yes

• The website has sufficient information which is related to history and development of Physical Education& Sport.

Accuracy

• Is the information correct? Do other websites or books give you the same information?

yes

• There are other websites display the same information.

Author

• Is the web page associated with an organization that has a good reputation? Is the author an expert?

yes

• The website is a credible source used to broadcast information in the Jamaican society.

Purpose

• Is the website’s main goal to educate and inform, rather than try to sell you something?

yes

• It is informative and can be used to gain knowledge.

Timeliness

• Does the web page include the date it was created or updated?

Yes

• The article was published on September 29,2015 @ 12:00Am.

Links

• Do the links take you to good websites? Do they work?

Yes

URL

• Does the website have an official owner:, org ( nonprofit), .edu (educational institution), or .gov (government)?

Yes

The Gleaner Company, founded by the brothers Jacob and Joshua deCordova, was established in 1834. Its first publication was a four-page weekly newspaper, issued on Saturday, September 13, 1834 as an octavio-sized weekly paper. Today, it is a multi-sectioned broad sheet newspaper which is published daily.

Citation Styles

1. Mechioff, R. A., & Estes, S. G. (2006). A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies. The citation used in this annotated bibliography is APA (American Psychological Association)
2. Estes, S.G. & Robert. A. Mechioff A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education. New York. McGraw-Hill 2006. Print. The citation used in this annotated bibliography is MLA (Modern Language Association)

Reference

1. Mechioff, R. A., & Estes, S. G. (2006). A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies.
2. Ellison-Brown, J. (2015, September 29). History and development of physical education and sport [Letter to the editor]. The Gleaner.
3. Welch, P. D. (2004). History of American Physical Education And Sport. Springfield: Charles C Thomas.
4. Skrijelj, R., Beganovic, k., Skrijelj, F., & Mededovic, A. (2013). Outstanding Pedagogical thinkers on Sport and Physical Education vol 3.