The Finnish education system has received worldwide attention due to the top academic performance of Finnish school students. Physical education, as an integral part of the Finnish education curriculum, potentially contributes to the overall success. The purpose of this article is to summarize Finnish physical education reform during the past…

The demographics of the United States are changing dramatically with a significant shift in the racial and ethnic mix. This creates enormous opportunities for all of society, including the field of kinesiology, to be far more inclusive in its curricular and research approaches. The history of kinesiology as a field, however, is one that has not…

The development of successful intercollegiate athletic teams has become increasingly important as a formal concern of higher education institutions. This situation has evolved from the historical lack of social consensus (or "charter") on appropriate goals of higher education and from the program objectives of business-minded college…