This document presents abstracts of the papers presented at the convention of the research council of the Southern District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. It is published for the use of teachers and researchers in the field of physical education. (JD)

This is a compilation of papers presented at an international seminar on the subject of the status of the history of sport and physical education. It is divided into four major sections. In part one the topic of sports, games, and culture is discussed including the anthropological and ethnological aspects of sports, sports and games in antiquity,…

This curriculum guide helps teachers explore themes presented in a companion videotape, "Throw Like a Girl." Curriculum objectives, instructional strategies, and assessments align with the video's four-part structure. The video presents the story of what it has been like for females to play sports as told through the eyes of different…

This study was undertaken to determine which attitudes were central to the motivation of women involved in championship basketball competition. Seventy-five women members of teams represented in national basketball championships served as subjects for this experiment. In addition, a control group of 212 women was randomly selected from physical…

While there would seem to be a predisposition of body type that would influence the individual's ability to perform in an event, it may also be that the training procedures for those specific events are common to both men and women athletes.

This article reports the level of androgynous development found in university students attracted to the sport experience. The Bem's Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) was administered to 45 female physical education majors 20 female varsity athletes, 35 male physical education majors and 45 male varsity athletes at the University of Pittsburgh. Percentages…

Elementary school students were interviewed with the goal of determining characteristics and behavioral patterns they considered appropriate for one sex or the other in participation in sports. Children from kindergarten through the sixth grade were examined and compared by grade, sex, and race in their gender-related attitudes. The instrument…

This volume is divided into seven parts; an introductory section (which includes a discussion of girls and women in track and field as well as principles of conditioning and training) and sections on running, hurdling, jumping, throwinq, pentathlon, beginning a track and field program, and managing and planning aspects. In each section, where…

This history of sports and athletic activities in America covers a time span from the close of the sixteenth century to the present time. It is divided into three major sections. The first, "Colonial and Early American Sport," narrates the early moral and ethical attitudes of the Puritans and follows the changes in attitudes and introduction of…

Women can benefit from sports activities across the entire continuum from play to professional. Women have been catapulted into serious sports training and have been able to contend for more sports opportunities due to the evolution of clothing reforms, more acceptable sports, the right to vote, and the right to control pregnancy. Women have…

A report is given on the results of a nationwide survey (N=1,004 parents, 513 daughters) studying the influence of parents and family factors on girls' participation in sports. A large majority of parents regarded participation in sports as an important part of their daughters' development, and that it is as important for girls to be involved in…

This article draws meaning from the achievements of elite women athletes related to opportunities and attitudes of women in general, examining how women's gains in the Olympics have affected the lives and everyday activities of other women. The paper focuses on changes in leisure time and recreational activities in women's lives. (SM)

The relationship between activity and positive self-esteem in girls 9 to 12 years of age was explored in this study. The hypothesis was that the positive relationship between physical activity and positive self-esteem which exists for women also exists for girls. A secondary goal was to gain insight into some of the factors that are associated…

During the early decades of this century in rural Iowa, basketball for girls served to bring excitement and diversion in an otherwise bleak environment. It provided a chance for the girls to travel, occasionally to large cities. Playing basketball enhanced the girls' relationships with school peers and teachers and served to bring recognition and…

The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the psychological aspects (femininity, masculinity, and androgyny), attitudes, self-esteem, and social competence exhibited by female college athletes participating in elected individual and team sports. For the purpose of this research the following hypotheses were tested: The social costs of…