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Scaling Tennis Racquets during PE in Primary School to Enhance Motor Skill Acquisition
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Buszard, Tim; Reid, Machar; Masters, Rich S. W.; Farrow, Damian – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: Research supporting the skill acquisition benefits of scaling sports equipment for children in a real-world setting where child-to-coach ratios are high is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the influence of scaling the tennis racquet on children's skill acquisition in a primary school setting. Method: Children aged 6 to 7…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Athletics, Racquet Sports, Elementary School Students
Positive Youth Development: Minority Male Participation in a Sport-Based Afterschool Program in an Urban Environment
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Fuller, Rhema D.; Percy, Vernon E.; Bruening, Jennifer E.; Cotrufo, Raymond J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
Purpose: As there is little research that investigates the experiences of minority boys participating in youth development programs (Fashola, 2003), the current research focused on a sport-based youth development program for early adolescent Black and Latino boys in Hartford, CT. Specifically, the present study explored (a) what attracted minority…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Youth Programs, Males, Participation
Examining Curricular Coherence in an Exemplary Elementary School Program
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Ennis, Catherine D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
A coherent curriculum is characterized by visible connections between purposes and experiences so that students acknowledge the content's immediate value. This study examined an exemplary elementary physical education curriculum for coherence components. Research questions examined the role of coherence in connecting and engaging students…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Team Sports, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Curriculum
Helping Youth in Underserved Communities Envision Possible Futures: An Extension of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model
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Walsh, David – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
Empowering youth through the exploration of their possible futures is a fresh and innovative approach to the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility model (TPSR). The purpose of this study was to examine the combination of TPSR with the theory of possible selves. This combination, called the Career Club, was a program specifically designed to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Clubs, Urban Schools, Social Responsibility
Content Specificity of Expectancy Beliefs and Task Values in Elementary Physical Education
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Chen, Ang; Martin, Robert; Ennis, Catherine D.; Sun, Haichun – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
The curriculum may superimpose a content-specific context that mediates motivation (Bong, 2001). This study examined content specificity of the expectancy-value motivation in elementary school physical education. Students' expectancy beliefs and perceived task values from a cardiorespiratory fitness unit, a muscular fitness unit, and a traditional…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Physical Education, Student Motivation, Multivariate Analysis
Effects of Training on Gender Differences in Overhand Throwing: A Brief Quantitative Literature Analysis.
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Thomas, Jerry R.; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1994
Literature analysis compared training gains in elementary girls' and boys' throwing performance to evaluate whether catchup effects were present. There was a lack of significant interaction between gender and training, supporting the hypothesis that training produces significant improvements in performance for both sexes. There was no catchup…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Higher Education, Literature Reviews