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Crombie, Patricia-Ann; Brunet, Jennifer; Sabiston, Catherine M. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2011
Although physical activity may provide a means for adolescents to improve their physical appearance and subsequently lessen body-related concerns, the fear of being negatively evaluated by others can act as a barrier to physical activity. Moreover, environments where people are constantly looked at and evaluated--such as physical education…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Self Concept, Body Composition
Mathinos, Debra A.; Wypych, Marydel – 1988
The purpose of this study was to characterize the nature of conversational engagement evidenced by 30 learning-disabled and 30 nondisabled children while they participated in a semi-structured dyadic interaction. Also investigated were the relationships among the levels of engagement employed by the elementary or junior high students and their…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Intelligence
Walz, Lynn; Nelson, Marilyn; Scaletta, Kurtis – 1999
This curriculum is designed to increase junior high and high school students' awareness of their own and other people's paradigms, and how those paradigms influence beliefs, interactions, and relationships. The lessons have been developed to foster ongoing learning in heterogeneous classroom communities that seek to understand and value diverse…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum, Curriculum Design