Sections consider placement criteria for physical education services, use of test results for developing the individualized education program and determining the least restrictive physical education placement, placement criteria for noncurricular physical education, and basic provisions of federal laws. (SB)

Provides a 20-year retrospective view of the development of Cuban education; examines the broader aspects of the system and details its accomplishments as well as some of its problems. (AEA)

The issues surrounding the status of physical education are explored. Those working in the field of physical education are said to have inferiority complexes and feelings of embarrassment about their chosen profession. A list of 10 recent developments focuses on issues which confront the physical education profession. (JN)

Examines a study of student motivation in physical education that incorporated constructs from achievement goal and self-determination theories. Self-determined motivation was found to positively predict, whereas amotivation was a negative predictor of leisure-time physical activity intentions. (Contains 86 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)

This article examines the potential impact of adolescent social physique anxiety on behavior and physical activity settings. Offers that an awareness and consideration of the self-presentational sensitivities that adolescents may experience in physical activity settings provide important avenues for understanding and addressing certain types of…

The form and content of preservice programs for physical education teachers are in the hands of those individuals who develop curricula. Courses in sports studies--such as the sociology of sports and sport psychology--need to be an integral part of such programs. Preservice preparation programs can be reorganized to contain this important element.…

The shifting emphasis in the field of physical education from exercise physiology to motor learning to biomechanics over the past several decades presents a challenge for shaping the future of physical education. The primary challenges involve matching the supply of graduates to the demand for their services, developing a sound philosophy relative…

A major problem of physical education programs is the assessment of outcomes. Research makes it clear that physical education programs can affect motor performance positively. Outcomes regarding motor performance, metabolic performance, psychosocial factors, body structure, and cognitive/academic development are reviewed. (MT)

The many new career options in physical education make it necessary for curriculum planners to ensure that there are multiple routes and options for students to take in pursuing their own, sometimes unique, career plans within the field. (CB)

Adapted physical education is described as a comprehensive service delivery system designed to meet the unique needs of handicapped children with problems in the psychomotor domain. (SB)

Physical education should primarily promote health-related physical fitness, characterized by an ability to perform daily activities with vigor, and demonstration of traits and capacities associated with low risk of premature development of inactivity-related diseases. (Author/CB)

Competitive activities have always existed in physical education. However, according to this literature review, their value is not confirmed. When student learning is the goal, relying on competitively structured activities is contradictory and harmful. More important is the effective teaching of motor skills. (SM)

Feedback is important in teaching. This paper examines feedback research in physical education, discusses factors explaining certain inconsistencies, and questions the essential role of teacher feedback in motor skill learning. Research suggests that more is known about teachers' feedback patterns than about the effects of teacher feedback on…

Reviews Spectrum research completed over the past 30 years in light of the development and refinement of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles. The studies are organized around the early 1970s-early 1980s and the mid-1980s to the present in order to exemplify the link between the development of Spectrum research and the evolution of the Spectrum of…

The article builds on a number of recent critical reviews to argue that claims that we are experiencing an obesity crisis are almost entirely without foundation. The possibility is explored that this crisis is manufactured through a complex process of the social production of knowledge. The article marshals evidence to challenge the basis upon…