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Richards, Kevin Andrew; Shiver, Victora N.; Kuipers, Karisa; Jacobs, Jennifer M. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2023
Partnerships between communities and institutions of higher education have become central ways in which post-secondary students and faculty members interact with teachers and students in community environments. These partnerships can be challenging to develop, however, particularly given the numerous and shifting priorities of both schools and…
Descriptors: Program Development, Community Programs, Physical Activities, Poverty
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Gould, Daniel – Physical Educator, 1981
The quality of untrained adult leadership is a critical determinant of whether organized athletic competition for children outside of school is beneficial or detrimental. Physical educators have an obligation to become involved directly or indirectly as providers of coaching education for volunteers or by facilitating the development of youth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Children
Traill, Ron; Clough, Jim – 1993
This paper outlines the rationale for the development of several sports programs for Australia's children, their main features, and evidence of the extent to which they are achieving their goals. The programs include AUSSIE SPORT: Sport for Kids, a modified sports program for the senior grades of primary schools; Sportsfun, an after school program…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Athletics, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education
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McKenna, Jim; Dunstan-Lewis, Nicky – European Physical Education Review, 2004
Support for elite student-athletes was explored within a single English university using Stringer's (1996) Look, Think, Act model of action research. Entry to the ongoing support programme is competitive and participation is voluntary, with sessions delivered every second week after lectures. Based on supporting documentation, interviews, focus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Athletes, Department Heads