The Handbook of Physical Education

Canadian Journal of Public Health;  July 1, 2007 ;   Hopper, Tim;   451 words ...The Handbook of Physical Education David Kirk, Doune Macdonald, Mary...US$130 hardback The Handbook of Physical Education provides an indepth and thoughtful survey of the field of physical education (PE). It effectively raises the...

The field of physical education - common goals, not common roles. (the...

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  January 1, 1993 ;   Corbin, Charles B.;   787 words ......beginning of the second century of American physical education (Park, 1989). Physical education has the potential to establish itself...second 100 years (Park, 1989). Yet if physical education is to realize its potential in the...

Standards and practice for K-12 physical education in Singapore: although...

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  September 1, 2005 ;   Wright, Steven C. McNeill, Michael C. Schempp, Paul G.;   787 words ......standards and practices of physical education in Singapore, a brief...warranted. Before 1984, physical education teachers were trained...In 1984, the College of Physical Education (CPE) was established...

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

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  November 1, 2003 ;   Ishee, Jimmy H.;   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...

Junior female students' experiences of school physical education

Journal of Physical Education New Zealand;  March 1, 2000 ;   Brown, Sara E;   787 words ......of three New Zealand junior female physical education students. An interpretive methodology...invaluable to both researchers and the physical education profession. Attention is paid to...participants' experiences of school physical education impact upon the future implementation...

Physical education job security: saving our jobs and programs.

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  April 1, 1998 ;   Stevens, Deborah Ann Carpenter, Adelaide;   787 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...

Is the extinction of high school physical education inevitable?(Viewpoint)

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  April 1, 2007 ;   Doolittle, Sarah;   787 words ......and possibilities of high school physical education. In the introduction, the overarching...denied most students in secondary physical education programs in this country. The author...it is that is distinct about what physical education has to offer (Griffey, 1987, p. 21...

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...

Middle school students' perceptions of coed versus non-coed physical...

Physical Educator;  March 22, 2002 ;   Osborne, Kelly Bauer, Amy Sutliff, Michael;   787 words ......been trying to find a way to make physical education more enjoyable and worthwhile for...factor when considering ways to make physical education more meaningful is the issue of integrated...student perceptions of participating in physical education within coed and non-coed classes...

No Time to Lose in Physical Education Class

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 6, 2007 ;     787 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 ;   Bradshaw, Ryan R. Gatfield, Danny Young, Jenelle Higbee, Kenneth V. Lillis, Tom Allen, Corey Schulz, Jeff Thomas, Darren Allen, Cheryl Hackenheimer, Charles A., Jr.;   787 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 ;   Silverman, Stephen;   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 ;   Gillespie, Lorna; Culpan, Ian;   787 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 ;   Wong, Arthur Louie, Lobo;   787 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...

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

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  June 1, 1993 ;   McKenzie, Thomas L. Sallis, James F. Faucette, Nell Roby, Julia J. Kolody, Bohdan;   787 words ...A basic function of physical education is to engage learners in...physical activity, quality physical education can make important contributions...McKenzie, 1991). The key role of physical education in children's health was...