John Charles
Emeritus Professor
Email: [[jmchar]]
Areas of Specialization
Health ethics, philosophy and movement, kinesiology in higher education, sport and social science
Background
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Education
- 1978, Ed.D., University of Oregon
- 1974, M.S., Henderson State College
- 1969, Westminister College, Oxford
Academic Positions
- Member of the Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee, The College of William And 玛丽, 2010- present
- Director of Academic Advising, The College of William and 玛丽, 2003-2009
- Kinesiology Department Chair, The College of William and 玛丽, 1997-2003
- Professor of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, The College of William and 玛丽, 2002-present
- Associate Professor, Kinesiology, The College of William and 玛丽, 1983-2001
- Assistant Professor, Physical Education, The College of William and 玛丽, 1980-1983
- Assistant Professor, Physical Education, Wellesley College, 1977-1980
Courses Taught
- Freshman Seminar: Olympic Games (KINE 150)
- Freshman Seminar: Sport Literature (KINE 150)
- Introduction to Kinesiology & Health Sciences (KINE 204)
- Play, Sport, and Culture (KINE 335)
- Independent Study in Kinesiology & Health Sciences (KINE 470)
- Research in Kinesiology & Health Sciences (KINE 480)
- Health Ethics (KINE393)
- Philosophy in Kinesiology & Health Sciences (KINE 493)
- Internship (KINE 498)
- American Studies 202: Legacy of the 60's
- Honors 202: Cultural and Intellectual Traditions
Research
Refereed Publications- "Changes and Challenges: a 20/20 Vision of 2020," Quest, August 2005, 57,3 267-286
- "Zen in the Art of Kinesiology," Quest, May 2001, 53, 2, 151-164.
- "Technology and the Body of Knowledge," Quest, November 1998, 50, 4, 379-388.
- "Using Philosophy to Your Advantage," Strategies, September/December 1998, 12, 1, 33-36.
- "Scholarship Reconceptualized: The Connectedness of Kinesiology," Quest, May 1996, 48, 2, 152-164.
- "Kinesiology in the Liberal Arts", Quest, April 1992, 44, 122-126.
- "Tasteful Living in the Spice Age", Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, October 1982, 56-57.
- "Technocentric and Homocentric Ideologies in Physical Education", Quest, 1979, 31, 2, 277-284.
- Health Ethics, Stipes Publishing Company, 2009.
- Introduction to Humans Moving: A Guide to Philosophy in Action. Stipes Publishing Co., 2002.
- Contemporary Kinesiology: An Introduction to the Study of Human Movement in Higher Education, 2nd Edition. Stipes Publishing Co., 2002. First edition published by Morton Publishing Company, 1994.
- “Invitation to Kinesiology”, first chapter of Introduction to Kinesiology: A Biophysical Perspective, edited by Peter Klavora, 2009, Toronto: Sports Books Publisher.
- “History of Physical Activity and Sport”, chapter in Introduction to Kinesiology: A Behavioral and Sociocultural Perspective, edited by Peter Klavora, in press, to be published in 2009.
- "Scholarship Reconceptualized: The Connectedness of Kinesiology, in Social Sciences and Kinesiology, 3rd Edition, edited by Glyn C. Roberts and Susan L. Greendorfer, Simon and Schuster, 1996
- "On Liberty and Leisure", in Leisure and Ethics: Reflections on the Philosophy of Leisure, edited by Gerald S. Fain, American Association of Leisure and Recreation, 1991.
- Keynote Address, International Sport Science Congress, Korean Alliance for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance, August, 2005
- Delphine Hanna Keynote Address, National Association of Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education, January, 2005.
