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Barker, D.; Quennerstedt, M.; Johansson, A.; Korp, P. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: People often expect physical education teachers to look fit and athletic, to do lots of physical activity, and to eat well. While ample research exists on physical education teachers' bodies, relatively few scholars have investigated how physical educators relate corporeal expectations to broader ideas about subject content, pedagogy,…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Physical Education, Human Body, Expectation
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Bryant, Lynne; Burson, Sheri L.; Fisher, Jenna; Killian, Chad M.; Mulhearn, Shannon C.; Nesbitt, Danielle; Pfledderer, Christopher D.; Castelli, Darla M. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of contemporary empirical evidence supporting the need for the essential components of physical education as the minimum threshold of quality. The collective findings from a series of systematic reviews conducted through university, community, and the Centers for Disease Control and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Quality, Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior
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Greer, Felicia; Gilbert, Jenelle N. – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2006
The number of overweight and obese youth has been increasing dramatically in recent decades, and there is no sign the trend is ending (Ogden, Legal, Carroll, & Johnson, 2002). Many factors have been suggested as causes, including decreased physical activity, more television viewing, and larger portion sizes. Exercise behaviors and attitudes…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Instruction, National Standards, Physical Fitness
Gillingham, John – Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1970
Descriptors: Athletics, Exercise (Physiology), Instruction, Physical Education