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Pittsburgh Public Schools, PA. Office of Research. – 1968
A program was introduced in 1965 to provide individualized physical education for students in grades 1 through 12 who could not participate in regular physical education programs. Twenty-one schools and 1,640 students with a variety of conditions participated. The most frequent limitations of participants were low physical fitness, overweight, and…
Descriptors: Administration, Clinical Diagnosis, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Instructional Improvement. – 1977
This guide has been developed to provide schools with a comprehensive health education program for grades kindergarten through three. It is divided into eight major units: (1) self concept and emotional health; (2) drug abuse; (3) diseases and disorders; (4) environmental health; (5) growth and development; (6) nutrition; (7) dental health; and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Dental Health, Disease Control, Drug Abuse
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Instructional Improvement. – 1977
This guide has been developed to provide schools with a comprehensive health education program for grades four through six. It is divided into eight major units: (1) self concept and emotional health; (2) drug abuse; (3) diseases and disorders; (4) environmental health; (5) growth and development; (6) nutrition; (7) dental health; and (8) safety…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Dental Health, Disease Control, Drug Abuse
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational and Technical Education. – 1974
The learning experiences in the teacher's guide are aimed at helping secondary school students develop an awareness of and an appreciation for their individuality, needs, and jobs. They examine their interaction with others, the role of nonverbal behavior, influences on the personality, personal hygiene standards, nutrition, and physical fitness…
Descriptors: Career Education, Health, Hygiene, Individual Characteristics

Howell, M. L.; Van Vliet, M. L.
Physical education and research programs, and recreational and athletic facilities, in Yugoslavia, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, England, and the U.S.S.R. are examined by two faculty members from the University of Alberta. This publication is an abridgement of their report on European approaches to physical education and recreation, giving their…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletic Fields, Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education
Dauer, Victor P. – 1972
A major purpose of this text is to present a broad program of varied and vigorous physical education activities for the preschool and early primary school child. The text also includes chapters dealing with equipment, effective teaching, effective class management, lesson planning, and movement education. (CS)
Descriptors: Athletic Equipment, Athletics, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Jansma, Paul; Combs, C. Sue – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1987
The study examined the effects of physical fitness training and reinforcement on the maladaptive behaviors of five institutionalized mentally retarded/emotionally disturbed adults. Results showed a dramatic decrease of target behavior during intervention phases and a clear increase during the baseline and maintenance phases. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Behavior Problems
Green, Ken, Ed.; Hardman, Ken, Ed. – SAGE Publications (UK), 2005
This book is aimed primarily at under and postgraduate students pursuing entire programmes or discrete courses and modules in the broad area of physical education and sport in schools. It consists of a collection of what is considered to be essential readings in the sense that they are contributions from eminent authors on a breadth of salient…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Fitness, Physical Activities, Physical Education
Lobb, Nancy – 1995
This set of six activity books and a teacher's guide is designed to help students from eighth grade to adulthood with special needs to learn independent living skills. The activity books have a reading level of 2.5 and address: (1) "How to Get Well When You're Sick or Hurt," including how to take a temperature, see a doctor, and use medicines…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Daily Living Skills
Corbin, Charles B.; Pangrazi, Robert P.; Franks, B. Don – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 2000
This paper defines a variety of fitness components, using a simple multidimensional hierarchical model that is consistent with recent definitions in the literature. It groups the definitions into two broad categories: product and process. Products refer to states of being such as physical fitness, health, and wellness. They are commonly referred…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Cardiovascular System, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Wolkoff, Sandra, Ed.; Schwartzberg, Neala S., Ed. – Parent and Preschooler Newsletter, 2000
This document consists of 11 monthly newsletter issues, in English and Spanish language versions, exploring topics related to early childhood behavior and parenting. Regularly appearing features are "Library Resources,""Preschoolers in the Kitchen,""Websites for Parents," and "The Doctor's Corner." Major…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Rearing, Dreams, Emergent Literacy
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1996
The Healthful Living Education program promotes behaviors that contribute to a healthful lifestyle and improved quality of life for all students. The Framework for Healthy Living Education supports and reinforces the goals and objectives of its three major components: health education, physical education, and alcohol and other drugs. When the…
Descriptors: Athletics, Comprehensive School Health Education, Dance Education, Elementary Secondary Education

Cardinal, Bradley J.; Cardinal, Marita K. – ICHPER-SD Journal, 2002
Compared the role modeling attitudes and physical activity and fitness promoting behaviors of undergraduate students majoring in physical education and in elementary education. Student teacher surveys indicated that physical education majors had more positive attitudes toward role modeling physical activity and fitness promoting behaviors and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior, Health Promotion

Vagnini, Frederic J.; Malone, Mary Jo – PTA Today, 1994
The conditions and habits that lead to heart disease begin early in life. Obesity is the predecessor of a host of cardiovascular-related diseases; childhood obesity poses serious physical and psychological roadblocks for youngsters as they mature. The article suggests how families can adopt fitter lifestyles and instill good eating and exercise…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Child Health, Eating Habits, Elementary School Students

Placek, Judith H.; And Others – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1995
This study described 476 recruits' physical education backgrounds and beliefs about the purposes for physical education. Students' most frequently stated purpose for physical education was learning skills/activities. Sports experiences influenced recruits' beliefs about physical education. (SM)
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, College Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education