Fostering Critical Thinking Through Interdisciplinary Cooperation: Integrating Secondary Level Physics into a Weight Training Unit

Abstract

Should physical educators concentrate on the development of the phys ical by teaching activities that enhance strength and fitness, or should they expand its horizons by unifying mind and body via educating indi viduals through the physical, with an accent on holistic development?

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