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Banville, Dominique; Marttinen, Risto; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; Ferry, Matthew – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2021
The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of what impacts physical education teachers in their curriculum decision-making and how the activities chosen relate to what their students are interested in. Teachers (N = 76) and students (N = 258) from 12 purposely selected secondary schools located in a large school district in the United…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation, Decision Making, Physical Education Teachers
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Lorenz, Kent A; Stylianou, Michalis; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges – European Physical Education Review, 2020
This study was informed by the body of literature on pupil knowledge and its potential contributions to developing healthy and active lifestyles, along with the focus of various current national physical education standards on cognitive outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the impact of conceptual-based intervention programmes in two rural…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Rural Schools, Health Promotion, Program Effectiveness
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Hodges, Michael; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; Lee, Chong; Kwon, Ja Youn – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2017
Students of all ages have documented a deficiency in health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK). However, improving students HRFK may require a change in teacher practices and professional development (PD). Purpose: This study, framed by Guskey's Model of Teacher Change (GMTC; Guskey, 2002), sought to assist teachers' HRFK instruction as part of…
Descriptors: Health Related Fitness, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Teaching Experience
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Stylianou, Michalis; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; Kloeppel, Tiffany – Physical Educator, 2014
This study was grounded in the public health literature and the call for schools to serve as physical activity intervention sites. Its purpose was twofold: (a) to examine the daily distance covered by students in a before-school running/walking club throughout 1 school year and (b) to gain insights on the teachers perspectives of the club.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Health Related Fitness
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Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; McCaughtry, Nathan; Martin, Jeffrey; Cothran, Donetta – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
The purpose of this investigation was to examine one urban school district's attempt to revise their elementary school physical education offerings to promote student gains in healthy living knowledge. Specifically, the authors sought to determine if children's physical activity/fitness knowledge increased when taught by teachers engaged in a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Teacher Participation
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Cothran, Donetta J.; McCaughtry, Nate; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; Martin, Jeffrey – Journal of In-service Education, 2006
Schools are frequently seen as the solution to social problems, and recent public health issues such as the near epidemic rates of obesity and diabetes are some of the newest pressures facing schools. This investigation is an exploration of physical education teachers' reactions to one school district's attempts to mandate a public health driven…
Descriptors: Health Related Fitness, Urban Schools, Social Problems, Physical Education