Chapter Eleven

What are liberal studies?

Area of study regarded as forming the core of higher education and inducing students to love the truth and develop independence in thought and action

What are spheres of professional practice?

Categories of physical activity professions that are similar with respect to general objectives, methods, educational requirements, working environments, and other factors

What is service?

Human acts intended to improve quality of life for others

What are cognitive skills?

Human capacities that require complex modes of thought, including rational analysis and problem solving, in order to achieve predetermined goal; essential for most professionals

What are practice theories?

Knowledge about clients, methods, and outcomes that guides practitioners in performing their duties as professionals

What is workplace knowledge?

Knowledge about performing the relatively mundane tasks associated with their jobs

What is a helping profession?

Profession primarily committed to providing services

What is the code of ethical principles and standards?

Set of guidelines typically published and disseminated by a professional association to its members to ensure the welfare of clients always receives top priority from practitioners

What are perceptional skills?

Skill that enables one to identify and recognize problems in professional settings

What are interpersonal skills?

Skill that enables one to listen to and communicate with clients, students, or patients

What is kinesiology theory?

Theoretical knowledge about physical activity as embodied in the subdisciplines of kinesiology

What is a practitioner?

Those who use knowledge to bring about predetermined objectives

True or false: Development of interpersonal skills, cognitive skills, and perceptional skills is essential if professionals are to make expert decisions regarding their professional practices

True

True or false: Professionals are sometimes referred to as "practitioners"

True