TY - JOUR
T1 - Benefits of Implementing a Dance Unit in Physical Education
AU - Bajek, Mary
AU - Richards, K. Andrew R.
AU - Ressler, James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/9/3
Y1 - 2015/9/3
N2 - The article explores the benefits of the inclusion of dance in the physical education curriculum in the U.S. It explores the relationship of dance to the SHAPE America (2014) National Standards for physical education and the findings that participation in the arts is associated with gains in math, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking and verbal skills. Insights into how physical education teachers can overcome the barriers to teaching dance are given.
AB - The article explores the benefits of the inclusion of dance in the physical education curriculum in the U.S. It explores the relationship of dance to the SHAPE America (2014) National Standards for physical education and the findings that participation in the arts is associated with gains in math, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking and verbal skills. Insights into how physical education teachers can overcome the barriers to teaching dance are given.
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U2 - 10.1080/08924562.2015.1066613
DO - 10.1080/08924562.2015.1066613
M3 - Article
VL - 28
SP - 43
EP - 45
JO - Strategies: A Journal for Sport and Physical Educators
JF - Strategies: A Journal for Sport and Physical Educators
IS - 5
ER -