Effects of a curriculum and inservice program on the quantity and quality...

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  June 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ...A basic function of physical education is to engage learners in moderate...physical activity, quality physical education can make important contributions to public health (Sallis & McKenzie, 1991). The key role of physical education in children's health was ...

Middle school physical education physical activity quantification: a...

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......surveillance of physical education PA, a key physical education and public health outcome. Key...measurement, public health, surveillance...Schools and physical education have been...improving public health (Pate, Pratt...stated that ...

Assessing district administrators' perceptions of elementary school...

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  October 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......need to be made. Physical education needs to be taught...1990, 1994; U.S. Public Health Service, 1991) by...et al., 1995; U.S. Public Health Service, 1991) and...decisions that affect physical education is a good place to...decisions that affect physical ...

The american "alliance" of health and physical education: scholastic...

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......health and physical education--mandated...American Physical Education Association...Health and Physical Education of the National...Health and Physical Education. This paper...education, physical education, and public health ...

School physical education.

Journal of School Health;  October 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......recent years, public health officials...of school physical education in public health initiatives...for school physical education and public health, however...improving public health which included...of school physical education ...

Children's enjoyment of physical education.(Research Works)

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  November 1, 2003 ;     559 words ......student participation in physical education classes throughout much...Children's attitude toward physical education may play a role in their...in physical activities. Physical education class can be viewed either...

Long-term effects of a physical education curriculum and staff development...

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  December 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Physical education (PE) is mandated in most states (National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 1994; Pate et al., 1995) and...Improving the quantity and quality of physical education is a goal of both professional...American Alliance for Health, Physical ...

Physical education job security: saving our jobs and programs.

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  April 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...We physical education teachers have struggled for...academic discipline. Opinions about physical education and what it teaches primarily...elementary school years. Often physical education and coaching are not equated...

Shape of the Nation Report available. (News).(National Association for...

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  February 1, 2002 ;     607 words ......National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) recently released the latest...based on its survey of the status of physical education in America's educational system...current legislative mandates for physical education programs in each state and to survey...

No Time to Lose in Physical Education Class

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ......National Association for Sport and Physical Education issued the following news release...great majority of schools do provide physical education, the amount of class minutes per...National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), which has set the standard...

Should the physical education profession lobby to become a "core subject"...

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Yes, the physical education profession should lobby to...amended. More attention to physical education and physical activity is needed...States and the dwindling of physical education programs in many areas of the...

Why do high school students drop out of physical education?

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  February 1, 1997 ;     606 words ...Shrinking enrollments in elective physical education programs have consistently been reported...students are very satisfied with their physical education classes and would voluntarily enroll...report positive attitudes toward physical education and believe that physical ...

Critical thinking: Ensuring the 'education' aspect is evident in physical...

Journal of Physical Education New Zealand;  December 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Abstract `Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum...dimension. Clearly, teachers of physical education will need to become familiar...associated with social inquiry in physical education, and argue that the critical...

What professional educators can learn from practicing physical education...

Physical Educator;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Physical education teacher education (PETE) is meant to produce competent physical education teachers in primary and secondary...PETE is shaped by our concept of physical education and sport; on the other hand, by...

What are the contributory and compensatory relationships between physical...

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......relationships between physical education and physical...scheduled physical education lessons...days with physical education. No compensatory...not offer physical education. The implications...increases in physical activity...days when physical ...