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Direct linkHelen Melissa Ziegler – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate which components or programs within the higher education environment have the greatest influence on college students' intention to engage in physical activity. Participants: Undergraduates enrolled in colleges and universities in the southcentral United States were issued a questionnaire via…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Educational Environment, Physical Activities, Student Attitudes
Bryan, Charity; Sims, Sandra; Dunaway, Donna L.; Hester, Donna J. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2022
The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the Health Eating Active Living (HEAL) United Curriculum and how HEAL United is leveraging their advocacy efforts to help K-12 students in Alabama live healthier lives.
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Life Style
Download full textHill, Kory; Thornburg, Roland – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2016
Physical educators are often held to a higher standard of physical fitness. The ability to effectively convey the importance of physical fitness may depend upon the ability to appear physically fit. The ability to perform at a minimal level of proficiency on fitness tests was deemed important by the faculty of one physical education teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Physical Fitness, Physical Education Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Wadsworth, Danielle D.; Robinson, Leah E.; Rudisill, Mary E.; Gell, Nancy – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: With the growing need for children from underserved populations to be physically active it is imperative to create developmentally appropriate and enjoyable physical education programs that promote physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of mastery and performance climates on physical activity during…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Education, Elementary School Students, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Hastie, Peter A.; Sluder, J. Brandon; Buchanan, Alice M.; Wadsworth, Danielle D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
A time-honored goal of physical education has been to improve children's fitness and health, particularly given increasing evidence that physical activity is associated with short- and long-term health benefits in youth. Given the need to find ways to help children achieve fitness goals, and that students tend to work harder and treat lessons more…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Research Design, Physical Education, Physical Activities
Cowan, Wendy; Foster, Byron – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which a non-traditional strength training program will impact the health-related fitness of youth. Researchers hypothesized that the strengthening program would positively affect the fitness outcomes. Participant physical education classes incorporated strengthening exercises three days…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Health Related Fitness, Children
Sands, Charles D.; Hensarling, Robert W.; Angel, James B. – Health Education Journal, 2009
Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish baseline values on physiological parameters for 7-11 graders (n = 146) in a rural area of Alabama and to examine whether differences existed among the adolescents in the county. Design: Descriptive. Setting: Many adolescents in the southern portion of the United States suffer disproportionately…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Physical Education, Muscular Strength, Heart Disorders
Seals, Cheryl D.; Clanton, Kelley; Agarwal, Ravikant; Doswell, Felicia; Thomas, Chippewa M. – Educational Gerontology, 2008
Senior citizens represent the fastest growing demographic worldwide. As indicated in the Year 2000 U.S. Census, there are 35 million people 65 or older in the United States (U.S.). By 2030, it is estimated that there will be about 70 million older adults in the U.S. alone (Chadwick-Dias, McNulty, & Tullis, 2003). With the older population…
Descriptors: Retirement, Physical Fitness, Access to Information, Lifelong Learning
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1989
This bulletin prescribes the minimum course content for all physical education programs in the public schools of Alabama and is the basis from which physical education programs are developed by local education agencies. The document contains the following sections: (1) curriculum trends in physical education; (2) a conceptual framework for the…
Descriptors: Athletics, Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development
White, Rebecca Leigh, Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2006
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Public Education, Accountability, Health Promotion
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1981
Guidelines for elementary and secondary school physical education are presented that conform to Alabama education laws and to competency statements prepared by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Physical education objectives are identified as developing and maintaining good health and physical fitness, acquiring…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1988
This curriculum guide supplements the Alabama "Health Education Course of Study," which offers a comprehensive planned sequential curriculum for grades K-12. The largest section of the guide consists of classroom activities which are tied to specific student outcomes. A list of materials needed to carry out the activities is provided.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Emotional Development, Grade 2
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1988
This curriculum guide supplements the Alabama "Health Education Course of Study," which offers a comprehensive planned sequential curriculum for grades K-12. The largest section of the guide consists of classroom activities which are tied to specific student outcomes. A list of materials needed to carry out the activities is provided.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Family Relationship, Habit Formation
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1988
This curriculum guide supplements the Alabama "Health Education Course of Study," which offers a comprehensive planned sequential curriculum for grades K-12. The largest section of the guide consists of classroom activities which are tied to specific student outcomes. A list of materials needed to carry out the activities is provided.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Dental Health, Exercise
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1988
This curriculum guide supplements the Alabama "Health Education Course of Study," which offers a comprehensive planned sequential curriculum for grades K-12. The largest section of the guide consists of classroom activities which are tied to specific student outcomes. A list of materials needed to carry out the activities is provided.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Dental Health, Drug Education
