Author: Arthur Henry GreenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physical education and training
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Questionnaire Survey Concerning the Measurement and Value of Participation in Public High School Physical Education Classes Throughout Washington State
Author: Arthur Henry GreenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physical education and training
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Master's Theses in Education
Author: T. A. LamkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Educating the Student Body
Author: Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School EnvironmentPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309283140
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Research in Education
Author: A Questionaire Survey of Time Allotment for Physical Education, Health, and Lifetime Sports in the "double A" Schools of Washington State
Author: Frank W. BratoniaPublisher:
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Category : Health education
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Author: Resources in Education
Author: Resources in Women's Educational Equity
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Sex differences in education
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Resources in Women's Educational Equity: Special Issue
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sex differences in education
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Shape of the Nation Report
Author: National Association for Sport and Physical EducationPublisher:
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
For nearly 20 years the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) has been conducting the Shape of the Nation Report every few years to summarize information for the profession and the public regarding the status of physical education in the American educational system. The preeminent national authority on physical education and a recognized leader in sport and physical activity, NASPE is partnering on the 2006 Shape of the Nation Report with the American Heart Association (AHA), a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. This joint project is important to both organizations because, in a time of increasing health risks and health care costs in America, prevention is key and exemplary physical education programs must be part of the solution for inactivity, obesity, and related chronic diseases. The challenge of the first "Shape of the Nation" Report in 1987 continues in this latest survey. That is, typically state mandates are broad and general, leaving many specifics open to interpretation. The purpose of this "Shape of the Nation" Report is to provide current information about the status of physical education in each state and the District of Columbia. This report will not only bring attention to the importance of quality, daily physical education programs for all school age children; it will also provide information that can be used as a basis for expanding and improving physical education programs in those states that need assistance. The vision is that every student will become physically educated and thus possess the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be physically active and healthy for a lifetime. Appended are: (1) National Standards and Guidelines for K-12 Physical Education; (2) Federal Legislation Impacting Physical Education; (3) The Fight for Physical Education in the States; and (4) Public Policy Agenda for Physical Education Research. [This project was also sponsored by the volunteers and leaders of the American Heart Association.].