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THE FUTURE OF HEALTH, WELLBEING AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Optimising Children’s Health through Local and Global Community Partnerships Timothy Lynch The Future of Health, Wellbeing and Physical Education Timothy L ynch The Future of Health, Wellbeing and Physical Education Optimising Children’s Health through Local and Global Community Partnerships Timothy Lynch Plymouth University, UK ISBN 978-3-319-31666-6 ISBN 978-3-319-31667-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31667-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016942663 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2 016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specifi c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the pub- lisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: © Stephen Bonk/Fotolia.co.uk Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland This book is dedicated to my family—Eftyhia, Eleanor, Nathaniel, and Emilia, whom I love to the moon and back. C ONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 Context of Partnerships 2 5 3 Creating Local Pathways in University Teacher Education: Planting the Seed 3 7 4 M aking Sense of the Big Picture: What the Literature Says 53 5 Global Community Partnership Research 67 6 Global Insights and Support 8 7 7 Developing Local Partnerships in HPE (Win, Win, Win) 9 9 8 Partnerships Work: Continuing the Success in Swimming and Water Safety 1 11 9 Benefi tting from National Initiatives: Tennis Australia ‘Hot Shots’ 125 vii viii CONTENTS 10 Overcoming Barriers and Problem Solving 135 11 Conclusion and Recommendations 149 Appendix A 1 61 Appendix B 165 Index 1 67 L F IST OF IGURES Fig. 1.1 C onceptual Framework for health, wellbeing, and physical education, ‘Best Start: A community collaborative approach to lifelong health and wellness’ 11 Fig. 2.1 K ey message Jim Sallis proposed at the 130th Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America National Convention and Expo, 21 March 2015 26 Fig. 4.1 C onceptual framework for understanding higher education and school partnerships 62 Fig. 5.1 Description of data analysis for evidencing course success 74 Fig. 7.1 Programme details for Schools and University students 104 Fig. 9.1 A letter of thanks from a child 132 ix
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