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Stirrup, Julie; Duncombe, Rebecca; Sandford, Rachel – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
Growing pressure on parents to equip their children with the skills required for future success, coupled with an increased focus on providing quality learning experiences in the early years, has contributed to an upsurge in the enrolment of young children in formal (often privatised) activities. Moreover, in response to growing societal concerns…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Parents, Parent Attitudes
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Gehris, Jeffrey; Kress, Jeff; Swalm, Ricky – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2010
This study investigated 10th-grade students' views concerning the physical effects of an adventure-physical education curriculum and the potential of such a curriculum to enhance components of a multidimensional model of physical self-concept. Semistructured interviews were used to obtain students' views and participant observations were conducted…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Adventure Education, Physical Activities, Self Concept