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ERIC Number: EJ494026
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-3084
Somatic Literacy. Bringing Somatic Education into Physical Education.
Linden, Paul
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, v65 n7 p15-21 Sep 1994
Examines the profession of physical education and what it could become if it embraced somatic work, explaining the basic concepts and processes of somatic education. Somatic education focuses on the interactions of posture, movement, emotion, thought, self-concept, and cultural values. A case study details somatic education in practice. (SM)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Emotional Response, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Human Body, Human Posture, Interpersonal Competence, Movement Education, Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Psychomotor Skills, Self Concept, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Body Movement; Psychosocial Factors; Somatization