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A Scoping Review on the Implementation of Active Recreational Activities
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Gula, Louie Petere – Online Submission, 2022
The purpose of the study: The aim of this study is to identify the prevalence of participants in physical activities, the motivation needed by the students to engage in the activity, challenges encountered by the implementors, health benefits, and recommendations and suggestions needed for the improvement of the implementation. Materials and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Recreational Activities, Student Motivation, Barriers
Hungarian Secondary School Students' Physical Activity Patterns with Regard to Gender
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Veronika Végh; Gergely Horzsa; Zsolt B. Nagy; Gábor Elbert; Henriette Pusztafalvi – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2018
The rationale behind the research is the Hungarian government's decision to introduce daily physical education lessons in schools. The system was expanded to all grades by the 2016/2017 academic year. It aims to improve students' health consciousness and sports habits. Hungarian high school students' physical activity, participation in competitive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Everyday Physical Activity of Students in Nyíregyháza
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Fintor, János Gábor – Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 2015
The popularity of physical education lessons has already been demonstrated by a lot of essays, however, it has also been revealed that this popularity, as well as the frequency of doing sports, tends to decrease at later ages of life. Pursuing sports has a positive effect on academic performance. Introducing PE as an everyday lesson at schools was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education
Associations between Attitudes toward Physical Education and Aerobic Capacity in Hungarian High School Students
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Kaj, Mónika; Saint-Maurice, Pedro F.; Karsai, István; Vass, Zoltán; Csányi, Tamás; Boronyai, Zoltán; Révész, László – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to create a physical education (PE) attitude scale and examine how it is associated with aerobic capacity (AC). Method: Participants (n = 961, aged 15-20 years) were randomly selected from 26 Hungarian high schools. AC was estimated from performance on the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular and Endurance Run…
Descriptors: Physical Education, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Attitude Measures
Overview of the Hungarian National Youth Fitness Study
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Csányi, Tamás; Finn, Kevin J.; Welk, Gregory J.; Zhu, Weimo; Karsai, István; Ihász, Ferenc; Vass, Zoltán; Molnár, László – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
The 2012 Public Act on Education in Hungary made daily physical education (PE) a mandatory part of the school day starting in the 2012-2013 school year. This directive was linked to a significant reorganization of the Hungarian education system including a new National Core Curriculum that regulates the objectives and contents of PE. The Hungarian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs, Health Related Fitness