Life Span Motor Development [with Web Study Guide]

700 Pages·2014·10.284 MB·English

by  Kathleen M. Haywood, Nancy Getchell

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Life Span Motor Development
Sixth Edition
Kathleen M. Haywood, PhD
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Nancy Getchell, PhD
University of Delaware
Human Kinetics
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Haywood, Kathleen, author.
Life span motor development / Kathleen M. Haywood, Nancy Getchell. -- Sixth edition.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. Getchell, Nancy, 1963- author. II. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Motor Skills. 2. Human Development. WE 103]
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612.7'6--dc23
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ISBN: 978-1-4504-5699-9 (print)
Copyright © 2014, 2009, 2005, 2001 by Kathleen M. Haywood and Nancy Getchell
Copyright © 1993, 1986 by Kathleen M. Haywood
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To the many motor development researchers (past, present, and future) who continue to
push our field forward. Your work inspires ours.
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Contents
Preface
What’s New in the Sixth Edition
Features of the Book
Organization
Ancillaries
Acknowledgments
Credits
Part I: Introduction to Motor Development
Chapter 1: Fundamental Concepts
Defining Motor Development
Constraints: A Model for Studying Motor Development
How Do We Know It Is Change?
A Developmental Paradox: Universality Versus Variability
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives in Motor Development
Maturational Perspective
Information Processing Perspective
Ecological Perspective
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 3: Principles of Motion and Stability
Understanding the Principles of Motion and Stability
Using the Principles of Motion and Stability to Detect and Correct Errors
Summary and Synthesis
Part II: Physical Growth and Aging
Chapter 4: Physical Growth, Maturation, and Aging
Prenatal Development
Postnatal Development
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 5: Development and Aging of Body Systems
Development of the Skeletal System
Development of the Muscular System
Development of the Adipose System
Development of the Endocrine System
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Development of the Nervous System
Summary and Synthesis
Part III: Development of Motor Skills Across the Life Span
Chapter 6: Early Motor Development
How Do Infants Move?
Why Do Infants Move? The Purpose of Reflexes
Motor Milestones: The Pathway to Voluntary Movements
Development of Postural Control and Balance in Infancy
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 7: Development of Human Locomotion
The First Voluntary Locomotor Efforts: Creeping and Crawling
Walking Across the Life Span
Running Across the Life Span
Other Locomotor Skills
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 8: Development of Ballistic Skills
Overarm Throwing
Kicking
Punting
Sidearm Striking
Overarm Striking
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 9: Development of Manipulative Skills
Grasping and Reaching
Catching
Anticipation
Summary and Synthesis
Part IV: Perceptual-Motor Development
Chapter 10: Sensory-Perceptual Development
Visual Development
Kinesthetic Development
Auditory Development
Intermodal Perception
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 11: Perception and Action in Development
The Role of Action in Perception
Postural Control and Balance
Summary and Synthesis
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Part V: Functional Constraints to Motor Development
Chapter 12: Social and Cultural Constraints in Motor Development
Social and Cultural Influences as Environmental Constraints
Other Sociocultural Constraints: Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 13: Psychosocial Constraints in Motor Development
Self-Esteem
Motivation
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 14: Knowledge as a Functional Constraint in Motor Development
Knowledge Bases
Memory
Speed of Cognitive Functions
Summary and Synthesis
Part VI: Interaction of Exercise Task and Structural Constraints
Chapter 15: Development of Cardiorespiratory Endurance
Physiological Responses to Short-Term Exercise
Physiological Responses to Prolonged Exercise
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 16: Development of Strength and Flexibility
Development of Strength
Development of Flexibility
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 17: Development of Body Composition
Body Composition and Exercise in Children and Youths
Body Composition and Exercise in Adults
Obesity
Summary and Synthesis
Chapter 18: Conclusion: Interactions Among Constraints
Using Constraints to Enhance Learning in Physical Activity Settings
Interacting Constraints: Case Studies
Summary and Synthesis
Appendix: Skinfold, Body Mass Index, and Head Circumference Charts
References
About the Authors
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