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Understanding Gender Disproportion and Influences on Subject Choice in Physical Health Education: A British Columbia High School Case Study
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April St. Louis; Manu Sharma – Sport, Education and Society, 2024
The aim of this qualitative case study is to examine the phenomenon of female students' disproportionate representation in senior level Physical Health Education (PHE) classes. The subject for this teacher's Masters level project arose from the first author's personal observations while teaching across several schools in British Columbia, Canada.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Females, Grade 9
The Influence of Epoch Length on Physical Activity Patterns Varies by Child's Activity Level
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Nettlefold, Lindsay; Naylor, P. J.; Warburton, Darren E. R.; Bredin, Shannon S. D.; Race, Douglas; McKay, Heather A. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: Patterns of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time, including volume of bouted activity, are important health indicators. However, the effect of accelerometer epoch length on measurement of these patterns and associations with health outcomes in children remain unknown. Method: We measured activity patterns in 308 children (52% girls,…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Children, Measurement, Measurement Equipment
Associations between Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, and Outcomes by Gender and Body Size Dissatisfaction during Fitness in High School Physical Education
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Lodewyk, Ken R.; Sullivan, Philip – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background: Noteworthy proportions of adolescents--particularly females--report negatively about their experiences regarding fitness and the testing of it during physical education (PE). These accounts often coincide with lower levels of body image, fitness, motivation, and physical activity and higher rates of attrition from optional PE. Purpose:…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Self Efficacy, High School Students, Physical Education
Fitness Level and Gross Motor Performance of Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Verret, Claudia; Gardiner, Phillip; Beliveau, Louise – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2010
The purpose of this study was to assess fitness and gross motor performance of children with ADHD, including users and nonusers of methylphenidate medication. Seventy boys took part in the study. Fitness level of children with ADHD using medication or not, including body composition, flexibility, and muscular endurance, was similar to that of a…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Muscular Strength, Body Composition, Physical Fitness
Physical Fitness of Adults with an Intellectual Disability: A 13-Year Follow-up Study.
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Graham, Andrew; Reid, Greg – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2000
Examined changes in physical fitness of middle-aged adults with mental retardation over 13 years. The subjects had participated in a physical fitness study in 1983. They were re-evaluated for cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Fitness levels declined over the 13 years and were low…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Body Composition, Cardiovascular System, Foreign Countries