Since the 1980s, several major trends have impelled educators to make especially significant changes to the K-12 curriculum in the various subject areas. Calls to provide students with "authentic" and interdisciplinary learning experiences, upgrade standards, and help all students achieve at a high level are affecting curriculum content…

This Maryland State Department of Education document is a guide for the assessment and development of comprehensive K-12 physical education programs in Maryland schools. The first section defines the nature of physical education and describes its relationship to society, the learner, and the school curriculum. The second section presents broad…

This compilation of learning activities, essays, songs, and poems provides a framework for reevaluating and reorganizing a conventional K-12 physical education curriculum. Over one hundred inexpensive items and equipment for use in physical education instruction are listed and a formula for movement is offered. The paper emphasizes the shift in…

Guidelines for elementary and secondary school physical education are presented that conform to Alabama education laws and to competency statements prepared by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Physical education objectives are identified as developing and maintaining good health and physical fitness, acquiring…

This book is designed to aid and to encourage physical education teachers to incorporate the concepts of physical fitness into the physical education curriculum. The activities are written in an outline format using the following headings: (1) concept; (2) activity and/or knowledge level; (3) location (school or home); (4) time needed; (5)…

Physical education curriculum is examined as it concurs with the philosophical premise that the aim of the curriculum is development of the individual for the purpose of that person's liberation. Six areas of development within physical education are identified as they relate to the primary value of liberation of the individual. Development of…

The uniqueness and importance of physical education in the middle school years are expounded upon by various speakers. The roles of games, physical development, and sports are explored to determine activities specifically pertinent to middle school students and their needs. Problems that physical education teachers may face with middle school…

These lesson plans are designed to be used with the textbook of the same title. Each lesson plan is broken into four activity parts. The four parts and their major purposes in the scheme of the lesson are as follows: (1) introductory activity; (2) fitness development activity; (3) lesson focus activities; and (4) game activity. The material and…

The Secondary and University Education Section of the National Heart and Blood Vessel Research and Demonstration Center (NRDC) at Baylor College of Medicine completed a statewide survey of Texas public secondary school teachers of biology, health education, homemaking, and physical education. The survey ascertained: (1) the status of…

This book provides guidance on what high-quality movement programs for young children should include, offering a curricular foundation, strategies for teaching, and assessment ideas. It defines and illustrates specific interrelated components of developmentally appropriate practice in providing movement education for young children. There are…

Secondary school physical education programs desperately need restructuring, from curriculum revision to improved instructional techniques. Suggested changes include: (1) offering activities that interest students; (2) providing individualized programs and instruction at intermediate and advanced levels; and (3) devoting more time to practice, as…

Improved communications, teacher involvement in program development, and teacher participation in problem solving are important factors in resolving teacher burnout. Three teacher participation programs, designed specifically to combat teacher burnout, are described. (JN)

Describes two forms of integrating physical education curriculum that are appropriate for elementary and secondary education (internal and external). Presents implications of integrated curriculum for teachers and schools, discusses implications for teacher education and physical education units, and examines the importance of subject matter…

Reviews studies that have examined curriculum packages, focusing on how school knowledge is ideologically structured and organized. Borrows from discourse analysis to develop a theoretical framework for investigating how knowledge and meaning-production can be influenced. Illustrates the framework's use to design and conduct a study of a physical…

Examines proposed changes in school physical education. Although researchers recommend promoting lifetime health through school physical education, it is not known which features promote active lifestyles and which do not. Professionals must learn more about promoting positive attitudes toward healthful living and develop a continuous,…