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O'Sullivan, Mary; And Others – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1994
Discusses a study of 11 high school physical educators, their teaching, and their programs, drawing conclusions about their work based on the findings of similar research. The article includes implications for high school physical education, staff development, and physical education teacher education. (SM)
Descriptors: Accountability, Classroom Techniques, Context Effect, Curriculum
Goldstein, Amy – School Administrator, 1992
Stress accompanies most superintendencies, but how much strain a superintendent experiences hinges on personality traits and coping ability. Superintendents are pressured by innercity work environments, changing demographics, tightening finances, confrontational school boards, and dissatisfied constituents. For some, the answer is early…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Coping, Early Retirement, Elementary Secondary Education
Ransdell, Lynda B.; Eastep, Eric; Taylor, Alison; Oakland, Darcie; Schmidt, Jenny; Moyer-Mileur, Laurie; Shultz, Barry – American Journal of Health Education, 2003
This study compared two interventions in terms of impact on physical activity participation and mother-daughter relations. Previously sedentary mothers and daughters (N = 34) were randomly assigned to a 12-week university-or home-based physical activity group. Program activities were designed using focus group information, aspects of the social…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Physical Activities, Mothers, Daughters
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Patt, Madhavi Reddy; Yanek, Lisa R.; Moy, Taryn F.; Becker, Diane M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
To better understand obesity and overweight among urban African American women, the authors examined sociodemographic, behavioral, and psychological factors within body mass index (BMI) categories. A total of 496 women were recruited for cardiovascular risk factor screening from 20 urban African American churches. Study participants had a mean age…
Descriptors: African Americans, Obesity, Body Composition, Marital Status
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Duncan, Margaret Carlisle; Robinson, T. Tavita – Quest, 2004
This study explores the female body ideal and its implications for health and fitness practices in African-American culture. Employing Patricia Hill Collins's (1986) notion of the "outsider-within," we analyze a focus group discussion on women's body ideals, exercise, and fitness. Our group comprises 9 young, college-educated African-American…
Descriptors: Obesity, Group Discussion, Females, Self Concept
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Balsevich, V. K. – Russian Education and Society, 2005
Against the background of the social and economic transformations in the country, physical education in the schools is undergoing a serious crisis. The level of health of the rising generation is low, and the quality of the instruction is failing to foster adolescents' and young adults' desire to learn the values of physical culture and get…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Ministry of Education, Culture & Labour, Castries (St. Lucia). – 1994
This collaboration between teachers in Saint Lucia (West Indies) and Peace Corps volunteers offers a comprehensive physical education program for children and youth ages 10-18 years, including lesson plans, evaluation and assessment techniques, and psychological and physical growth and development characteristics for this age group. The program is…
Descriptors: Athletics, Body Composition, Curriculum Guides, Foreign Countries
Treme, Cindy Gehron – 1992
This practicum report describes an intervention designed to increase opportunities for children in a day care center and preschool to practice gross motor skills, and to help teachers gain confidence in their ability to foster children's maturation. It was expected that as a result of the intervention, 50 of 70 children would participate in gross…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office for Maternal and Child Health Services. – 1991
This document is a compendium of approximately 170 national health promotion and disease prevention objectives affecting mothers, infants, children, adolescents, and youth. It offers a vision characterized by reductions of preventable death and disability, enhanced quality of life, and reduced disparities in the health status of the populations in…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Cancer, Child Health
Humphrey, James H. – 1993
The primary health educators of children are their parents; secondary health educators of children are their teachers. This book provides a resource for parents and teachers interested in child and school health and offers guidance to promote the health of children between the ages of 5 and 12. An introductory chapter describes such terms as…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, WI. – 1983
A comprehensive physical education curriculum from kindergarten through grade 12 is presented. Objectives are outlined for each grade level along with descriptions of activities. Grading procedures are described as well as physical fitness testing programs. Course descriptions are given for activities at the high school level, including lifetime…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletic Equipment, Athletics, Class Activities
Rosen, Robert; Freedman, Carol – 1987
Four areas--health benefits, occupational safety and health, prevention and wellness, and human resource development--have contributed significantly to enhancing worker health. The "healthy corporation" is both a goal and a comprehensive attitude about organizational life and about the factors the affect organizational health and, ultimately,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employee Assistance Programs
Yenney, Sharon L. – 1986
The use of incentives by businesses is a well-accepted pattern of management-employee collaboration. Increasingly, U.S. businesses are using incentives to encourage employees to stay healthy. Research in the field of behavior modification indicates that positive reinforcement, negative consequences and restrictions, and feedback have great…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employee Assistance Programs
Hartl, David, Ed.; Hartl, Doris, Ed. – 1981
Two self-contained sections within the document (one for grades 7-8, the other for grades 9-12) present the Washington Small Schools secondary physical education curriculum. Activities are written to supplement or extend a basic text by presenting a game, simulation or activity to carry out a learning objective. Identical introductory materials…
Descriptors: Athletics, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
Schwanke, Dean, Comp. – 1981
This annotated bibliography lists journal articles and research reports on the problem of teacher stress and burnout. The first two sections include citations of general discussions which clarify the distinction between desirable and undesirable stress. The third section lists research and survey reports on teacher morale and job satisfaction. The…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Coping, Decision Making, Educational Environment
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