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Baghurst, Timothy; Langley, Jennifer; Bishop, Jason C. – Physical Educator, 2015
The rate of childhood obesity in the United States is approximately 17%. Because physical education can be a key intervention strategy against this epidemic, this study was conducted to determine physical educators' perceptions on their use of recommended national standards specifically focused on physical fitness and activity in their classroom.…
Descriptors: National Standards, Physical Education, Teacher Attitudes, Physical Education Teachers
Marsh, Carolyn; Casey, Patrick H. – Zero to Three, 2006
The Kids First program at the University of Arkansas Medical School (UAMS) is an outgrowth of the Infant Health and Development Program, a randomized trial of an early intervention approach for premature, low birth weight children, which showed that intensive intervention had significant initial benefits in the cognitive development and behavior…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Child Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Parent Participation