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From Community Gyms to Classrooms: A Framework for Values-Transfer in Schools
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Martinek, Tom; Lee, Okseon – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
Although it is assumed that the values learned in physical activity-based youth programs can be applied in other areas of life, the transfer of values has not been widely explored. The purpose of this article is to address the transfer issue as it relates to physical activity programs and school cultures. The article begins with an overview of the…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Physical Activities, Values, Transfer of Training
Who Attends Physical Activity Programmes in Deprived Neighbourhoods?
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Withall, J.; Jago, R.; Fox, K. R. – Health Education Journal, 2011
Objective: Physical activity can reduce the risk of several chronic diseases. Such diseases are most prevalent in economically-disadvantaged groups where physical activity levels are consistently lower. There is a need to engage disadvantaged groups in programmes to increase physical activity. This case study examined programmes on offer in a…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Disadvantaged, Attendance Patterns, Neighborhoods
The Marcos de Niza Experience: Teaching in a Community Setting.
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Auerbach, Julieta Aviles – School Arts, 1979
The author reports on the multicultural, bilingual art program she created for elementary-age children at the Marcos de Niza community center in Phoenix, Arizona. This article is part of a theme issue on multicultural art education. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Education, Bilingualism, Community Centers, Community Recreation Programs
Physical Education and Community Education: Extending the Scope of Physical Education
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Arnold, Don E.; Razor, Jack E. – Physical Educator, 1977
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Education, Community Recreation Programs, Legal Problems
Junior High School Students' Perception of Neighborhood Community Centers in Racine, Wisconsin.
Berry-Caban, Cristobal S.; Brue de Lorenzo, Kathryn – 1981
A survey of 258 black, Hispanic and white students in grades 7 to 9 was undertaken in Racine, Wisconsin, to determine student perceptions regarding their neighborhood community center and to discover differences in attendance patterns among the three ethnic groups. The subjects responded to a questionnaire which elicited information on frequency…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Community Centers, Community Recreation Programs
Making Place. Josiah Quincy School, Boston, Ma
Progressive Architecture, 1977
Tufts New England Medical Center and local Boston community groups have cooperated to create a kindergarten through fifth grade facility that is also a resource center for the medical center community and the multiethnic residential neighborhood. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Centers, Community Recreation Programs, Community Schools
To Insure the Future: The Need for Teen Programs in Glendale. A Study Conducted for the Glendale Teen Support Center, Inc.
Howard, Deborah A.; And Others – 1990
A review of the social needs of adolescents in Glendale (California) and elsewhere was conducted to determine the needs and potential support for the proposed Glendale Teen Support Center (GTSC) and to provide documentation for the Center's future funding requests. The GTSC was conceived as an after-school social center that would provide a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Community Centers, Community Recreation Programs
Developing Opportunities for Senior Citizens and 3- and 4-Year-Old Children in a Northeast U.S. Jewish Community Center to Interact.
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Weeks, Joyce – 1996
Due to changes in society, young children and senior citizens have little opportunity for interaction. This practicum report formulated a plan for intergenerational interaction opportunities between 3- and 4-year-olds and senior citizens at a Jewish community center where separate programs for preschool children and senior citizens typified the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Centers, Community Programs, Community Recreation Programs