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Direct linkParkes, Craig; Forester, Brooke E.; Weimer, Alison – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2021
Participation in study abroad programs continues to grow among United States college students. These programs are primarily developed, proposed, supervised, and evaluated by university and college faculty members. The aim of this article is to provide planning and recruitment recommendations for faculty members who are either considering, or have…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, College Students, Planning, Student Recruitment
LaPlaca, David A.; Schempp, Paul G. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the skills, knowledge, and experiences differentiating expert and competent strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches. Method: The participants were 87 elite-level head S&C coaches with an average of over 18 years of coaching experience. These coaches were employed by teams from the MLB,…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Muscular Strength, Athletic Coaches, Team Sports
Pickett, Andrew C.; Cunningham, George B. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Purpose: Within the modern cultural climate, those in larger bodies face high levels of weight stigma, particularly in sport and physical activity spaces, which serves as a strong barrier to their participation. However, given the strong link between physical activity and general health and well-being for participants, it is important to explore…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Exercise, Body Weight, Health Related Fitness
Harvey, K.; Griffin, M. – Educational Gerontology, 2021
One vital role of fitness instructors is that of educator, yet scant theorization about this educative role exists. To address this lacuna in scholarship, we utilized a constructivist grounded theory methodology to develop a theory of embodied education that takes place between the fitness instructor and older exercisers in group exercise classes.…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Older Adults, Grounded Theory, Exercise
Download full textKeating, Xiaofen D.; Stephenson, Rachyl; Liu, Xiaolu; Colburn, Jeff – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2019
This paper takes on a different address to youth fitness testing from previous literature by applying a cross-cultural comparison of youth fitness testing in both the US and China. Utilizing a modified version of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model, the chronosystem (historical evolution over time), and macrosystem (social and cultural vantage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Fitness, Measurement, Cultural Differences
Bloshchynskyi, Ihor – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2017
Professional training of the agents of the US Border Patrol Special Operations Groups has been substantiated in the article. Special attention has been paid to revealing Selection and Training Course (STC) of the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and the Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit (BORSTAR). It has been determined that BORTAC…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Management Systems, National Security, Police Education
Cho, Jaehee; Lee, H. Erin; Quinlan, Margaret – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Objective: Based on the technology acceptance model (TAM), we explored the nationally-bounded roles of four predictors (subjective norms, entertainment, recordability, and networkability) in determining the TAM variables of perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), and behavioral intention (BI) to use diet/fitness apps on…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, College Students
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
Peterson, Christopher; Park, Nansook; Castro, Carl A. – American Psychologist, 2011
Psychology and the U.S. military have a long history of collaboration. The U.S. Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program aims to measure the psychosocial strengths and assets of soldiers as well as their problems, to identify those in need of basic training in a given domain as well as those who would benefit from advanced training, and…
Descriptors: Psychological Evaluation, Military Personnel, Program Effectiveness, Physical Fitness
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
Fravell, Mike; Nasser, Katherine; Cornum, Rhonda – American Psychologist, 2011
Carefully implemented technology strategies are vital to the success of large-scale initiatives such as the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program. Achieving the U.S. Army's vision for CSF required a robust information technology platform that was scaled to millions of users and that leveraged the Internet to enable global reach.…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Technology Integration, Information Technology, Educational Technology
Mosier, Brian – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2012
The first national youth fitness evaluation conducted in the United States was in 1958. Since that time, schools have continued to administer fitness evaluations using a variety of tests with no national-level assessment of youth fitness [Institute of Medicine (IOM), 2012]. However, in September 2012, the Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP)…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Program Effectiveness, Disease Control, Physical Education
Murphey, David; Mackintosh, Bonnie; McCoy-Roth, Marci – Child Trends, 2011
The importance of good nutrition and exercise is well known, and parents have long worried about their children's diets and envied their high energy levels. Like so many life style habits, patterns of nutrition and exercise behaviors are typically established in early childhood. Poor diet and lack of exercise contribute to obesity, which has been…
Descriptors: Obesity, Exercise, Heart Disorders, Economically Disadvantaged
Akerson, Valarie, Ed.; Shelley, Mack, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES), which took place on October 21-24, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Experiential Learning, Skill Development, Hispanic American Students
Greenleaf, Christy A.; Petrie, Trent A.; Martin, Scott B. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
This study examined the associations among self-esteem, depression, physical self-concept, and body satisfaction among 1,022 middle school students who were in the FITNESSGRAM[R] Healthy Fitness Zone[TM] (HFZ) compared to those in the Needs Improvement Zone (NIZ) for body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness. After controlling for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Body Composition, Self Esteem, Depression (Psychology)
