Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 3 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 5 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 19 |
Descriptor
Health Promotion | 19 |
Physical Education | 18 |
Physical Activities | 17 |
Grade 6 | 16 |
Grade 5 | 12 |
Grade 4 | 9 |
Grade 7 | 9 |
Grade 8 | 9 |
Health Behavior | 9 |
Health Education | 8 |
Physical Activity Level | 8 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 13 |
Reports - Research | 10 |
Reports - Descriptive | 8 |
Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
Grade 6 | 19 |
Grade 5 | 14 |
Elementary Education | 13 |
Grade 7 | 11 |
Grade 8 | 11 |
Intermediate Grades | 11 |
Middle Schools | 11 |
Grade 4 | 10 |
Junior High Schools | 6 |
Secondary Education | 6 |
Grade 3 | 4 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Location
Arizona | 4 |
Canada | 1 |
Connecticut | 1 |
Denmark | 1 |
Greece | 1 |
Idaho | 1 |
Illinois | 1 |
Massachusetts | 1 |
North Carolina | 1 |
Rhode Island | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 4 |
Assessments and Surveys
Massachusetts Comprehensive… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Pedro José Carrillo López – Physical Educator, 2023
This manuscript describes a pedagogical proposal for the adherence to healthy eating in sixth-grade schoolchildren. The reason for the design lies in the high prevalence of overweight and obesity together with a growing current sedentary lifestyle, aspects that constitute a serious public health problem worldwide with an upward trend and pandemic…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Grade 6, Child Health, Dietetics
Alfrey, Laura; Burke, Geraldine; O'Connor, Justen; Hall, Clare – Sport, Education and Society, 2021
This paper shares a unique approach to primary Health and Physical Education (HPE) whereby students learn about personal, social and community health through intergenerational arts-led pedagogies. Drawing on socio-critical, socio-cultural and salutongenic perspectives, the unit of work that the students engaged with was underpinned by an…
Descriptors: Health Education, Physical Education, Grade 5, Grade 6
Christiansen, Lars B.; Clausen, Kristine; Smedegaard, Søren; Skovgaard, Thomas – SAGE Open, 2021
School-based physical activity can promote health and improve learning outcomes, but efforts to increase school physical activity have had limited success. This study evaluates the sustainability of a multicomponent school-based physical activity intervention and identifies important factors for implementation and sustainability. Results are based…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Program Implementation, Sustainability
Shawley, Jessica – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2016
The purpose of this article is to provide support for middle school physical education programs that meet the developmental needs of students while providing for student choice. With its health and physical education program called Creating Healthy Active Minds for Personal Success (CHAMPS), Moscow Middle School is striving to cultivate student…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Middle School Students, Physical Education, Grade 6
Clapham, Emily D.; Ciccomascolo, Lori E.; Clapham, Andrew J. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2015
Research suggests that a girl's career interests in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) declines between grades 6 and 8. Similarly, in middle school, there is a decrease in physical activity among girls. Researchers at the University of Rhode Island (URI) conducted a chemistry-based science camp that took place…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Exercise, Physical Activities, STEM Education
Kilborn, Michelle; Lorusso, Jenna; Francis, Nancy – European Physical Education Review, 2016
There has been much international concern about the present and future status of school physical education. Recent research has employed surveys or case studies to examine the status of physical education but there is a dearth of in-depth physical education curriculum document analysis. The aim of this study is to contribute to the international…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Curriculum Design, Outcomes of Education
West, Stephanie T.; Shores, Kindal A. – Physical Educator, 2014
This study investigated how a technological intervention, HOPSports (HOPS), impacted youth physical activity (PA) in a physical education (PE) class. Research indicates rising levels of youth television watching and video game use, physical inactivity, and related overweight. One approach to increase youth PA is to use technology-based…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Intervention
Schwab, Keri; Dustin, Daniel – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2014
Engaging youth in traditional physical education exercises or ball sports can be a challenging task, especially when they prefer novelty, entertainment, or excitement in their leisure-time activities. In addition, many youth are unaware of the opportunities that exist to exercise or recreate in nature, often preferring to spend time indoors…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Exercise, Physical Activities, Outdoor Education
Wall, Joyce E. M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With an increasing amount of overweight children, especially among racial and ethnic minorities, effective population-level interventions are urgently needed (Wang et al., 2006). The purpose of this study was to provide insight into nutritional and physical activity intervention programs at a Connecticut public school in an urban setting.…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Attendance, Case Studies, Intervention
Davis, Kathy; Hodson, Patricia; Zhang, Guili; Boswell, Boni; Decker, Jim – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2010
Research has shown that regular physical activity helps to prevent major health problems, such as heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. However, little research has been conducted on classroom-based physical activity programs for students with disabilities. In North Carolina, the Healthy Active Children Policy was implemented in 2006, requiring…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Play, Physical Activities
Graser, Susan Vincent; Pangrazi, Robert P.; Vincent, William J. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
Pedometers are a popular tool among physical educators and recreation and fitness professionals for promoting and monitoring the physical activity of youths. Pedometers are particularly useful because they are reliable, inexpensive, and simple for youths to use and understand. However, pedometers also have some limitations, the greatest one being…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Measurement Equipment, Physical Education
Sacheck, Jennifer; Wright, Catherine; Chomitz, Virginia; Chui, Kenneth; Economos, Christina; Schultz, Nicole – Boston Foundation, 2015
This case study addresses two major priorities of the Boston Foundation--health and education. Since the 2007 publication of the "Understanding Boston" report "The Boston Paradox: Lots of Health Care, Not Enough Health," the Boston Foundation has worked to draw attention to the epidemic of preventable chronic disease that not…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Public Health, Wellness
Irwin, Carol C.; Irwin, Richard L.; Miller, Maureen E.; Somes, Grant W.; Richey, Phyllis A. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Professional sport organizations in the United States have notable celebrity status, and several teams have used this "star power" to collaborate with local school districts toward the goal of affecting children's health. Program effectiveness is unknown due to the absence of comprehensive evaluations for these initiatives.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Intervention, Physical Activities
Benjamins, Maureen R.; Whitman, Steven – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Despite the growing number of school-based interventions designed to reduce childhood obesity or otherwise promote health, no models or materials were found for Jewish schools. The current study describes an effort within a Jewish school system in Chicago to create, implement, and evaluate a school-based intervention tailored to the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Jews, Intervention
Reppa, Glykeria P. – Science Education International, 2007
Enjoyment and mood affection are considered to be main targets of intervention to promote physical activity (PA). Health education based on PA is seeking to explore the factors that affect children to foster and retain healthy habits. This study recognizes that the teaching methodology is crucial and attempts to investigate the effect two…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns, Affective Behavior, Motivation
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1 | 2