Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ364408
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Body Metaphors: Some Implications for Movement Education.
Moore, Carol-Lynne
Interchange, v18 n3 p31-37 Fall 1987
Images of one's body, shared consciously or unconsciously by teacher and student, significantly influence all aspects of movement education including instructional philosophy, curriculum, and method. Discussed are the metaphors of body as beast, as machine, as objet d'art, and as child and how these metaphors affect instruction. (MT)
Descriptors: Body Image, Educational Objectives, Metaphors, Physical Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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