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Direct linkBignold, Wendy J. – Sport, Education and Society, 2013
This article emerges from a background of UK policy concerns about young people's participation in physical activity. It rehearses the arguments for lifestyle sports as a rich ground for enhancing students' engagement with physical education (PE). A review of the still limited literature suggests that lifestyle sports may have an under-exploited…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Public Policy, Physical Activities
Oh, Hyun-Kyoung; Rizzo, Terry L.; So, Hosung; Chung, Dong-Hwa; Park, Sung-Je; Lei, Qiang – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
This study assessed the association between preservice teacher-related variables [i.e., age, adapted physical education (APE) and special education (SPED) coursework, experience teaching students with disabilities and perceive competence] on measures of the "Physical Educators' Intention toward Teaching Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Intention
Wilkinson, Carol; Brown, Lanell; Graser, Sue Vincent; Pennington, Todd R. – Physical Educator, 2012
Many adolescent girls are not participating in the recommended levels of physical activity (PA) and are at risk for unhealthy lifestyles (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008). Helping girls understand the importance of PA and giving them positive experiences in physical education classes, including fitness testing, may help to…
Descriptors: Human Services, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Females
Download full textChoi, Wonseok; Chepyator-Thomson, Rose – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2011
The purpose of this paper was to review extant literature on multicultural education in the context of teaching physical education. More specifically, the article was designed to review the literature on physical education teachers' knowledge and skills related to teaching culturally diverse students. The findings revealed teachers' knowledge and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Physical Education, Multicultural Education, Teacher Education Curriculum
Irwin, Carol C.; Irwin, Richard L.; Hays, Brandon – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2011
Integrative curriculum has been noted as a best practice toward effective learning. Quality physical educators struggle and search for different ways to integrate other content areas (e.g.., language arts, math, and social studies) into their daily lessons; however, due to budgetary limitations, they must find ways to do so with educationally…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Integrated Curriculum, Program Descriptions, Curriculum Implementation
Hetland, Kristen M.; Strand, Bradford – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2010
The current study described physical education teacher education (PETE) programs at institutions located within the Central District of the United States (CDAAAHPERD). Of the 72 institutions invited to participate, 44 institutions completed the survey (58% response rate). The purpose of this study was to describe the general profile/practices of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Course Content, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
Kurkova, Petra; Scheetz, Nanci; Stelzer, Jiri – American Annals of the Deaf, 2010
The authors describe and compare how physical education classes and healthy lifestyle concepts are taught in selected Czech and U.S. schools for the deaf. Professionals who participated in the study included principals and teachers employed by 4 schools for the deaf. Data from schools were collected during the summer and fall semesters, and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Foreign Countries
Quennerstedt, Mikael – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2013
Background: In this article, students' diverse ways of participating in physical education (PE) practice shown in clips on YouTube were investigated. YouTube is the largest user-generated video-sharing website on the Internet, where different video content is presented. The clips on YouTube, as used in this paper, can be seen as a user-generated…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Internet, Video Technology
Green, Heather L. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2012
Obesity among children and teens continues to be a major public health concern in the United States. Approximately 16.9% of children and adolescents age 2-19 years are obese. To address this epidemic, schools have been encouraged to develop a coordinated school health program, which includes an interdisciplinary approach to nutrition education.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Programs
Kloeppel, Tiffany; Hodges-Kulinna, Pamela; Cothran, Donetta – Physical Educator, 2012
Relatively little is known about the use of structured physical education curricular models in physical education settings. The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perspectives of various physical education curricular models. Teacher participants ranged from those involved in very structured curricular programs, to teachers that chose…
Descriptors: Expertise, Physical Education, Teacher Response, Self Efficacy
Velasquez, James R.; Hamilton, Matthew – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2012
A fundamental objective for the physical educator is to provide students with effective, age-appropriate physical education (PE) in a safe environment. The importance of PE must be emphasized in light of the strong association between regular physical activity and health. Currently, 18% of U.S. children ages 6 to 19 are classified as overweight…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Extramural Athletics, Health Related Fitness
Chatoupis, Constantine – Physical Educator, 2010
Spectrum research on teaching has been conducted since 1970s. The purpose of this study was to identify, categorize, and analyze research in this area. Fifty three Spectrum studies conducted between 1970 and 2008 were included in this study. Each paper was coded for (a) decade the study was published, (b) publication outlet/dissertation research,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Styles, Educational Research, Psychomotor Objectives
Mooneyhan, Andy – International Journal on E-Learning, 2012
The purpose of this study was to compare the traditional teaching method of Concepts of Fitness (CF) with a teaching method using the Internet as an instructional supplement. Participants in the study were 52 students (27 male, 25 female) from a four-year institution of higher learning. Participants were enrolled in a required, general education…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Course Content, Internet, Teaching Methods
Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation, 2016
As states examine efforts to ensure college and career readiness for all students, review and possible revision of their content standards may be part of these efforts. Based on questions CSAI has received regarding how states undergo the process of revising content standards, a report was created to compile information for stakeholders interested…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Lawson, Hal A. – Sport, Education and Society, 2009
Researchers' social-cultural organization influences the scope, quality, quantity, coherence, dissemination, utilization and impact of research-based, theoretically sound knowledge. Five concepts--paradigm, exemplar, segment, network and gatekeeper--are salient to research on researchers' organization. Autobiographical reflections signal these…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Physical Education, School Activities, Social Change
