This study was designed to determine the current status of general instructional programs of physical education in four-year colleges and universities. Of the 1,143 questionnaires which were distributed, 69 percent were returned. A tabulation of responses to the questionnaire shows the following results: (a) 95 percent of responding institutions…

In order to ascertain whether the Bachelor of Science degree in physical education at a particular institution was comparable to those of other similar programs, a survey was conducted on several institutions. Responding institutions were distributed by geographic region. (JN)

Data about the ethnic backgrounds and sex of faculty and doctoral students at universities offering advanced degrees in health, physical education, or recreation were collected to provide a pool of qualified candidates for positions at these institutions. (PP)

This special Kids Count report examines the well-being of Arkansas' children, focusing on opportunities for children for arts education, physical education, and recreation; the report also links statistics on education and aesthetics with students' reading scores. The statistical portrait is based on 23 indicators of child well-being in six…