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Direct linkPowers, Shannon M.; Jones, Christina L.; Lebeau, Jean-Charles – Physical Educator, 2023
While studies have examined the outcomes of interprofessional service-learning activities, the use of interprofessional, community-based health programming as an opportunity for fostering civic engagement in today's public health students is less studied. This article examines the benefits of a student-run exercise and nutrition program as an…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Experiential Learning, Program Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students
Readdy, Tucker; Wallhead, Tristian L. – Physical Educator, 2017
Previous research has documented the presence of implicit and explicit anti-fat bias in preservice physical education teachers (Fontana, Furtado, Marston, Mazzardo, & Gallagher, 2013). Such studies speculate that anti-fat bias can result in discriminatory behavior against overweight or obese physical education students. Discriminatory teacher…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Obesity, Social Bias, Teacher Attitudes
Larson, Anne; Galvan, Christine; Hsu, Yun; Giron, Kim – Physical Educator, 2017
The purpose of this research was to contribute to the childhood obesity mitigation literature by determining the PA preferences of obese/overweight (o/o) elementary students who participated in Club Fit!, a school-based PA program designed to engage the students in developmentally appropriate, moderate-vigorous PA and enhance their regard for PA…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Elementary School Students, Physical Fitness
Young, Sarah J.; Sturts, Jill R.; Ross, Craig M. – Physical Educator, 2015
This exploratory study provides insight into the perceived physical activity levels of students attending a Midwestern 2-year community college. Over 60% of respondents were classified as overweight or obese based on a BMI measurement. The majority of respondents were not participating regularly in physical activity to gain any health benefits,…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Physical Activity Level, Community Colleges, Health Behavior
Eberline, Andrew; Judge, Lawrence W.; Walsh, Andy; Hensley, Larry D. – Physical Educator, 2018
Because of the continued increase in obesity rates and decrease in children's physical activity and fitness levels, this study investigated the relationship between habitual physical activity and perceived competence, enjoyment of physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness among upper elementary school children. This study used the…
Descriptors: Children, Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Landolfi, Emilio – Physical Educator, 2014
Structured interviews were used to explore 10th grade teachers' understanding of students' attitudes and values toward physical education and physical activity as a variable in students' probability of dropping physical education and adolescent obesity. When asked how school-based physical education could help combat the problem of students…
Descriptors: Structured Interviews, Grade 10, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Dean, Melony Blair; Adams, Thomas M., II; Comeau, Matthew J. – Physical Educator, 2005
This study was designed to determine if a female physical educator's appearance of body fatness affects 1) the cognitive performance of junior high school students on a test of health-related fitness knowledge, and 2) student attitudes toward the instructor. Ninety-three seventh through ninth grade students from two schools, participated in a…
Descriptors: Females, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Fitness, Junior High School Students
