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Marquis, Jenée Marie; Metzler, Mike – Quest, 2017
This literature review examines curricular space allocated to activity based/movement content courses in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) pre-service programs, specifically focusing on how dance content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge are addressed within those programs. This review includes original empirical research…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Dance Education, Movement Education
Jones, Margaret A., Ed. – 1987
The conference reported in these proceedings focused on the sharing of recent innovations, successful programming and teaching concepts, and research in children's physical education. Materials are presented in three sections, one for each day of the conference. The first day's agenda included presentations by nationally known physical educators…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Elementary Education, Gymnastics, Learning Activities
Jones, Margaret A., Ed. – 1986
The materials contained in this conference report are presented in three sections, one for each day of the conference. The agenda for the first day included an activity session entitled "Gregarious Activities Make Everyone Smile (Games)," a presentation on the use of computers in physical education, a session on the role of understanding…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Elementary Education, Gymnastics, Learning Activities
Ogletree, Earl J. – 1997
Eurythmy is a disciplined art of movement of the arms and body that visibly expresses the vowels and consonants of speech and the tones and intervals of musical melody. In the classroom, eurythmic movements have a therapeutic function in which the child's development is supported and enhanced through its various stages. This article discusses the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dance Education, Dance Therapy, Elementary Education
Suthers, Louie; Larkin, Veronicah – 1996
The arts are central to quality early childhood programs. Experiences in the arts commonly attract and sustain children's involvement and provide opportunities for individualized creative responses. This research project investigated the implementation of arts games (structured play experiences based on drama, music, dance, and movement) into the…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Class Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
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Stinson, Susan W. – Design for Arts in Education, 1990
Recommends creative dance, as part of early childhood education, be developmentally appropriate, using exploratory movement and sensory awareness to teach children about themselves. From personal experience, describes dance work, based on Native-American dance and children's alternative realities, and designed to encourage future development of…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Art Education, Body Language, Child Development