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At the Crossroads: How Physical Education Can Succeed in a Public Health Paradigm
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Palmer, Stephen E.; Behrens, Timothy K. – Quest, 2017
Physical education (PE) can make meaningful contributions to public health by directly providing moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA) opportunities for school-aged youth. Quality PE aims to contribute indirectly to PA beyond the school day. Unfortunately, insufficient evidence exists regarding the impact of PE on lifelong PA. This has led…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Public Health, Physical Activity Level, Skill Development
De Coubertin's Olympism and the Laugh of Michel Foucault: Crisis Discourse and the Olympic Games
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Brown, Seth – Quest, 2012
De Coubertin developed the sport philosophy of Olympism and the Olympic Games as a response to social and political crisis to promote peace, fair play, and the development of Christian masculinity. The purpose of this paper is to examine how crisis discourse functions as an important shaper of contemporary understandings of Olympism and how…
Descriptors: Ideology, Peace, Athletics, Physical Education
Physical Education Curriculum Reform in Finland
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Yli-Piipari, Sami – Quest, 2014
The Finnish education system has received worldwide attention due to the top academic performance of Finnish school students. Physical education, as an integral part of the Finnish education curriculum, potentially contributes to the overall success. The purpose of this article is to summarize Finnish physical education reform during the past…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness
Quality Daily Physical Education for the Primary School Student: A Personal Account of the Trois-Rivieres Regional Project
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Shephard, Roy J.; Trudeau, Francois – Quest, 2013
This article offers a brief and personal account of the historical background, implementation and principal findings from the Trois-Rivieres regional project, a large-scale quasi-experimental intervention that tested the impact of providing a daily hour of specialist-taught quality physical education upon the physical and mental development of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Intervention, Student Attitudes
The Current Often Implemented Fitness Tests in Physical Education Programs: Problems and Future Directions
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Keating, Xiaofen Deng – Quest, 2003
This paper aims to examine current nationwide youth fitness test programs, address problems embedded in the programs, and possible solutions. The current Fitnessgram, President's Challenge, and YMCA youth fitness test programs were selected to represent nationwide youth fitness test programs. Sponsors of the nationwide youth fitness test programs…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Test Items, Physical Fitness, Youth Programs
Obesity and Body Ideals in the Media: Health and Fitness Practices of Young African-American Women
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Duncan, Margaret Carlisle; Robinson, T. Tavita – Quest, 2004
This study explores the female body ideal and its implications for health and fitness practices in African-American culture. Employing Patricia Hill Collins's (1986) notion of the "outsider-within," we analyze a focus group discussion on women's body ideals, exercise, and fitness. Our group comprises 9 young, college-educated African-American…
Descriptors: Obesity, Group Discussion, Females, Self Concept