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Download full textMcFarland, Allison J. – Online Submission, 2005
When a participant signs a pre-participation agreement they verify that they have been informed of potential risks, understand the demands this activity will require, and comprehend the types of injuries that may occur as a result of participation. With an average reading level of 8th grade, however, most American adults are no match for the…
Descriptors: Risk, Reading Skills, Readability, Physical Education
Beyer, Mary K. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1979
The alliance of the component elements of HPER (health, physical education, and recreation) form a professional coalition with an interest in, and a commitment to, almost every human condition, science, and endeavour. (LH)
Descriptors: Athletics, Dance, Educational Philosophy, Health
Coulon, Stephen C.; Byra, Mark – 1993
A major goal of physical education teacher education (PETE) programs is to develop future teachers who can demonstrate effective decision-making tendencies and instructional behaviors. The student teaching experience allows preservice teachers to advance their instructional skills while gaining confidence and competence, and it provides an…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Wessel, Janet A.; Holland, Bernard V. – 1992
This paper focuses on physical education for students in preschool (3 to 5 years) and primary grades K-2 (5 to 7 years). It describes developmentally appropriate practices as a set of indicators for high quality play and motor skills programs for all children, including children with special needs. The paper also describes and recommends an…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Beveridge, Sandy K.; Gangstead, Sandy K. – 1984
The relationships among teaching experience, gender, and selected factors involved in qualitative skill analysis were explored in addition to the effects of systematic analytical instruction. Prior to and after 30 hours of instruction, 31 experienced physical education teachers and 29 physical education undergraduates were administered the Utah…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diagnostic Teaching, Identification, Inservice Teacher Education
Schempp, Paul G. – 1986
The stability of teaching behavior was examined by observing student/teacher interaction over one academic year. One teacher was studied using a time-series analysis. He had 14 years experience and taught physical education in grades K-6 in a single school. Data were collected over one academic year using the Cheffers Adaptation of Flanders…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Clarke, H. Harrison – 1982
This paper's major focus is on particular physical-motor domain contributers to the total effectiveness of the person. Topics addressed include: (1) the integrity of the organism; (2) mental achievement; (3) personal-social effectiveness; (4) the nature, extent, and significance of individual differences; and (5) the configuration of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise Physiology
Wright, Barbara L. – 1982
A study investigated and compared the instructional behaviors, class content, and class organization of kindergarten and first grade movement educators and traditional physical education teachers. Literature on this topic suggests that movement educators focus on indirect teaching methods, nontraditional classroom settings, student involvement,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Interaction Process Analysis
Bennett, John P. – 1984
This set of instructions is designed for use by instructors in aerobic dance, although the instructions can also be used by individuals for an exercise program. Descriptions are given of specific exercises for the head and neck, shoulders, arms, legs, and chest and trunk. Routines for a complete aerobic dance session (warm-up, aerobic, and…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Dance, Exercise, Movement Education
Milner, E. Keith – 1978
The author believes that "physical education" is an inappropriate term for that which is in actuality "human movement education." In line with this expanded name for the field, the author examines ways in which human movement educators can aid other university and college departments in improving the content and quality of their programs. Examples…
Descriptors: Athletics, Curriculum Enrichment, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Templin, Thomas J. – 1978
The author discusses the role that ethnography can play in understanding interaction processes in physical education classrooms, with the aim being improvement of instructional techniques. The characteristics of ethnography are described as: (1) dealing solely with action-watching and analyzing the things people say and do; (2) dealing with action…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, College Instruction, Ethnography, Instructional Improvement
Field, David A. – 1975
The concept of accountability has become very important recently to both teachers and administrators. Despite this, very few experimental projects dealing with accountability have been attempted--especially in the field of physical education. A program of accountability was conducted at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, in the Department of…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Experimental Programs, Knowledge Level
Kimmel, Carol – 1976
The Parent Teachers Association (PTA) has had a long interest in physical education. At the convention at which the PTA was founded, a major address was presented on the subject of "physical culture." After 80 years, the PTA is still concerned with the physical as well as mental education of children. A major concern is with the…
Descriptors: Athletics, Health Education, Parent Associations, Parent Attitudes
Harrington, Wilma M. – 1976
The operations for achieving skill in motor performance are perceiving, patterning, adapting, refining, varying, improvising, and composing. These operations are readily observable in physical education classes. An observation record containing the seven catagories was used to classify teacher feedback to students. The teachers observed were…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Feedback, Formative Evaluation, Physical Education
Howell, Reet; Howell Maxwell L. – 1976
Methodological developments in comparative education have influenced those in comparative physical education and sport. The history of those developments in comparative education, moreover, are similar to those in the newer field. The overall methodological developments in comparative education have been the following: studies involving history…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Global Approach, Methods
