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Lawson, Hal A. – Quest, 1991
Integration is suggested to handle faculty specialization and fragmentation in higher education. First, however, the roots and processes of specialization and fragmentation must be analyzed beginning with relationships among professionalization, problem setting, and paradigmatic communities. An analytical frame of reference emphasizes…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, Collegiality, Educational Change
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Kretchmar, R. Scott; And Others – Quest, 1993
Three papers are presented on the meaning of being ethical in the study of physical activity: (1) "Philosophy of Ethics" (R. S. Kretchmar); (2) "Codes of Ethics: Functions, Form, Structure, Problems, and Possibilities" (W.P. Fraleigh); and (3) "Ethics, Codes, and Behavior" (J.N. Drowatzky). (SM)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Decision Making, Ethics, Higher Education
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Bulger, Sean M.; Mohr, Derek J.; Carson, Linda M.; Robert, Darren L.; Wiegand, Robert L. – Quest, 2000
Addresses the need for continued assessment of course content and instructional methods employed within physical education teacher education programs to deliver theoretical and applied information from the foundational subdiscipline of exercise physiology, describing an innovative course at one university (Exercise for School-Aged Children) which…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise Physiology, Higher Education, Physical Education Teachers
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Reid, Greg – Quest, 2000
Sketches some future trends of inquiry in adapted physical activity. These include investigation into ethics in adapted physical activity. Empirically based issues of inquiry include physical activity as a dependent measure, diverse and changing populations, theoretical and applied research, nomothetic and idiographic research perspectives,…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
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Singer, Robert N. – Quest, 1998
This paper investigates how the field of physical education can gain respect within higher education, discussing historical and developmental perspectives in the field of physical education, examining changing alternatives and orientations, looking at lessons that can be learned from the past, and highlighting ways to compete and succeed in…
Descriptors: Athletics, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Tinning, Richard – Quest, 2000
Discusses the evolving relationship between identity, knowledge, change, and uncertainty in the new times (i.e., the information age), exploring consequences of the new times for physical education in higher education. The broad thesis is that there are particular circumstances in these new times that impact the field of physical education in…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Weinberg, Robert S. – Quest, 1981
This article reviews research literature on mental practice and preparation for motor performance and research on the effect of specific mental preparation strategies on skilled performance. Strategies discussed include imagery, self-efficacy statements, attentional focus, preparatory arousal, and relaxation. (Author/CJ)
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Athletics, Drills (Practice), Imagination
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Graham, George; Heimerer, Elsa – Quest, 1981
Research on teaching has begun to yield important distinctions between the teaching performances of more effective and less effective teachers. More effective teachers are shown to use a wide variety of teaching behaviors at appropriate times. Teaching behaviors comprising Direct Instruction are most effective for keeping students on task. (JN)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Research, Physical Education, Teacher Behavior
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Ross, Saul – Quest, 1981
The epistemology of physical education, showing the sources from which physical education draws its theory, is used to address the reciprocal relationship between theory and practice. Models are used to clarify the relationships among various subdisciplines in the field of physical education, and suggestions are offered for a more coordinated…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Educational Theories
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Corbin, Charles B. – Quest, 2002
Makes a case for establishing clear common objectives for physical education (PE) that can provide the basis for future action, suggesting that PE has much to offer society and can be an effective change agent--especially in promoting public health. The paper outlines common objectives for PE and suggestions for change in the schools, colleges and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
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Foreyt, John P.; Goodrick, G. Ken – Quest, 1995
Reviews a motivational approach for increasing exercise and decreasing fat consumption to reduce body weight in obese individuals. Exercise motivation includes communicating the physiological benefits and self-regulating exercise intensity. Prudent eating motivation includes stopping restrictive dieting, distinguishing between hunger and craving,…
Descriptors: Adults, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Exercise
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Chepyator-Thomson, Jepkorir Rose – Quest, 1995
An overview of multiculturalism and physical education reviews its interpretive perspective, the role of critical social theory in this movement, multiculturalism as a critique of the past and the charge that those in power control education, as a documentation of current practices and a reflection of current social change, and as a source for…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Hermeneutics
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Krane, Vikki – Quest, 1992
Sport psychology researchers study the relationship between anxiety and athletic performance. The paper reviews conceptual and methodological issues in the research, examining the inverted-U hypothesis, multidimensional anxiety theory, and catastrophe theory. Research suggests moving beyond the inverted-U and investigating more complete theories…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Athletes, Educational Theories, Higher Education
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Lawson, Hal A. – Quest, 1993
Sargent and other human service professionals have pursued visions of a rational, regulated life, a vision entertained by many professions. The paper critiques the human capital model (which unites these professions and delivery systems), presents a human development perspective, identifies its assumptions, and sketches its life-enabling…
Descriptors: Exercise, Health Promotion, Higher Education, Human Capital
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Bulger, Sean M.; Mohr, Derek J.; Carson, Linda M.; Wiegand, Robert L. – Quest, 2001
Describes the infusion of a health-related physical fitness education strand into the physical education teacher education curriculum at West Virginia University, also discussing the role of health-related physical fitness in teacher preparation and explaining the infused curricular approach to physical education teacher education (sample infused…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Integrated Curriculum, Physical Activities
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