Explains the importance of competence in the use of informal logic for physical education and educational sport teachers/managers. The article discusses historical background, critical thinking as applied to managerial roles, the need to think clearly, and aspects of critical thinking, argument development, ambiguity, acceptable and unacceptable…

Presents five articles on amateurism, focusing on the history of amateurism in men's intercollegiate athletics, the spirit of amateur sport, a philosophical defense of amateurism, amateurism and professionalism as moral languages, and amateurism and the nature of sport. (SM)

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…

Discusses emerging trends within helping professions that cause some academic units within higher education to decline or disappear while others thrive. Investigates patterns in causes and correlates of resource declines, program terminations, and organizational realignments. The paper notes universities' social responsibility to support helping…

The assignment for the 76th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education was to define the psychology subdiscipline of kinesiology. Ten undergraduate sport and exercise psychology textbooks, 27 undergraduate course syllabi, and three articles which examined the most popular contents of prominent journals were…

The purpose of this article is to explore the relevance of Plato's "Sophist" in the context of coaching. The "Sophist" dialogue focuses upon the role of the philosopher as a therapist of the soul rather than simply a conveyer or wholesaler of knowledge. This article provides a rationale for the coach to be more than a technical conveyer of skill…

Literature on physical competence and peer relations is reviewed. It is concluded that physically competent children acquire more status and enjoy greater social success than do physically inept children. It is suggested that physical education can be used as an intervention strategy to enhance peer status. (Author/MT)

Recognition of the importance of cognitive processes and appropriate learner strategies for achievement in psychomotor tasks is emphasized. A task analysis procedure is proposed to assist in determining strategies for learning. (MT)

This study identified four contextual factors affecting the conduct of a physical education program in an urban, multiracial urban junior high school. The results are discussed in terms of the effects of these factors on the quality of curriculum and instruction possible in a particular school. (Author/MT)

In the USSR, the state has taken the initiative in helping young athletes resolve the difficulties in dividing their attention between education and sport. The organization of youth sport training demands and the structure and organization of sports boarding schools and specialist classes are described. (Author/DF)

This article discusses the possibilities of moral education through physical education. A brief overview of several moral education programs is presented with an emphasis on Kohlberg's cognitive development approach. An appeal is made to physical educators for greater concern and involvement towards this goal. (Author/DF)

Quality control of graduate physical education programs has always been the responsibility of educational institutions. The physical education profession has begun to establish its own specialized accreditation programs. An accreditation model in graduate physical education is examined, and the pros and cons of full implementation of accreditation…

Although much more research is needed to determine the exact nature of health benefits derived from child physical activity, it is clear that physical education professionals must motivate students to incorporate physical activity in their daily lives to reduce their risk of developing inactivity-related health problems in adulthood. (Author/CB)

Reacts to several exercise/stress reviews, examining critically what the authors suggested as implications for professional training and practice. (SM)

The resurgence of physical education as a cross-disciplinary study of human movement may revitalize the position of kinesiology in the liberal arts college. The paper assesses the nature of liberal arts in higher education and suggests ways a kinesiology curriculum may be honed to the specifications of that model. (SM)