Exploring the Field of Kinesiology

Third Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-7924-8598-5
Verlag: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback

Exploring the Field of Kinesiology has the resources that students need to obtain and survive a promising career in the field of kinesiology. This textbook assists students in determining their goals, and in selecting the right specialization or field of study. Beginning with the identification of kinesiology, this text invites students to look at the different career opportunities that are within this field and aids in preparation for their early career.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wirtschaftspädagogik, Berufspädagogik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Komplementäre Medizin, Asiatische Medizin (TCM), Heilpraktiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Chapter 1: Identifi cation of Kinesiology
- Step I: How Do I Begin?
- Step II: Finding the Right Program
- Chapter 2: What Is a Mentor and Why Do I Need One?
- Characteristics of a Good Mentor
- Peer Mentors
- Sage Mentors
- Chapter 3: Setting Proper Goals and Time Management Skills
- How Does One Start Goal Setting in This Field?
- Time Management Skills
- Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Stimuli
- Rewards Concept
- Review and/or Reflections
- Roadblocks and Potholes
- Chapter 4: What Job Fits You in Kinesiology?
- Recognizing Job Characteristics
- Student Clubs and Professional Memberships
- Internships or Cooperative Experiences/Volunteerism
- Chapter 5: Clinical Professions
- Athletic Training
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Chapter 6: Coaching Professions in Sport or Sport Instruction
- Important Qualities That Head and Assistant Coaches Should Possess
- Junior to Senior High School Assistant and Head Coaches
- Community College, Four-Year Institution Assistant and Head Coaching
- The Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Chapter 7: Teaching Careers
- Elementary-Level Teaching Careers in the Field of Kinesiology
- Secondary Teaching Careers in the Field of Kinesiology
- Two- or Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education
- Chapter 8: Sport Management Careers
- What Is Sport Management?
- Facility and Event Management in Sport Management
- Intercollegiate Sport Management
- Professional Sport
- Chapter 9: Corporate Wellness
- The Six Dimensions of Wellness
- Rationale of Implementing Corporate Wellness in Companies in the United States
- What Are the Advantages to the Employee?
- Important Qualities That a Corporate Wellness Specialist Must Possess
- Job Duties of a Corporate Wellness Specialist
- Training, CEUs, Degree, License, Advancement—Corporate Wellness Specialist
- Chapter 10: Research in Kinesiology
- Abstract
- Chapter 11: Early Career Do's and Don'ts
- You Earned the Job, Now What?
- Student Debt: Do I Really Need All That Student Loan Money to Fund My Education?
- Goal Setting for the Immediate Future
- Graduate School: Is This for everyone?
- Professional Organizations and Career Networking
- Chapter 12: How to Maintain the Excitement as a Kinesiology Professional during Mid-career
- Characteristics That You Have Graduated to a Mid-career Professional
- Making the Transition