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Pinto, Luís Manuel – Childhood Education, 2020
A moon exploration is one example of what Jasmine, and other children in the experimental township of Auroville in India, experience on a regular basis--the Auroville equivalent of a physical education class. It is one of the practices in Awareness Through the Body (ATB), which is described by its creators as "a comprehensive curriculum of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Human Body, Learning Activities
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Ho, Walter King Yan; Ahmed, Md. Dilsad; Keh, Nyit Chin; Khoo, Selina; Tan, Cheehian; Dehkordi, Mitra Rouhi; Gallardo, Mila; Lee, Kicheon; Yamaguchi, Yasuo; Wang, Jian; Liu, Min; Huang, Fan – Cogent Education, 2017
Numerous studies have been published heralding the benefits of physical education in school education. Sport and physical activities form the major content in learning and the arrangement serves as the major source of development in students. This paper identifies "quality" as an internationally concerned issue and within the concept,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Quality, Questionnaires, Teacher Surveys
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Macrae, Eilidh H. R. – History of Education, 2012
This article uses testimony gathered from oral history interviews and contemporary physical education sources to explore the schooling of the young female body in Scotland between 1930 and 1960. It looks at the ways in which girls were educated about their own bodies and their physical capabilities at school, taking into account official…
Descriptors: Females, Educational Environment, Physical Education, Physiology
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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
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Skirka, Nicholas; Hume, Donald – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2007
This article discusses how to use stretch bands for improving total body fitness and quality of life. A stretch band exercise program offers a versatile and inexpensive option to motivate participants to exercise. The authors suggest practical exercises that can be used in physical education to improve or maintain muscular strength and endurance,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Muscular Strength, Exercise, Quality of Life
Seidenberg, Sharon I.; And Others – 1989
To determine the status of students' physical fitness, a test battery consisting of pullups, curlups, shuttle run, and one-mile walk/run was administered to both sexes. The mean fitness test results of 9-year-old students from a school participating in physical education five times a week were compared to the mean fitness test results of…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Exercise
Khalsa, Guruchiter K.; Sifft, Josie M. – 1987
This study sought to: (1) determine whether Educational Kinesiology (E-K) integration movements have an effect upon the static balance of learning disabled elementary students; (2) determine if E-K repatterning increases the effects of the movements; and (3) examine possible gender differences. Sixty elementary school students were matched on age…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exercise, Kinesthetic Methods, Learning Disabilities
Summerfield, Liane M. – 1998
This Digest discusses the importance of and ways to foster activity and exercise in children. Following an introduction, the Digest is organized into four sections. The first section deals with the significant health benefits of physical activity, including: reduction in chronic disease risk; lowered risk of colon cancer; increase in bone density;…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise, Health Promotion, Health Related Fitness
Pate, Russell; Corbin, Charles – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
The implications of the use of the Health-Related Physical Fitness Test are outlined in terms of six physical fitness objectives leading to achieving fitness and motivating students to good exercise habits. Specific suggestions regarding the use of the test in the physical education program are offered. (JMF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise, Guidelines
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Turner, Joy – Montessori Life, 2000
Discusses ways parents can help children create a lifestyle that supports physical fitness, focusing on motivation for children and parents. Defines the components of fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Presents information on developing adult and child fitness programs, including a workout…
Descriptors: Children, Exercise, Family (Sociological Unit), Modeling (Psychology)
Richardson, James A., Ed.; Hoadley, Michael, Ed. – 1993
This publication, designed to communicate the history and research activities of the Central District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, presents summaries of 20 papers. The papers focus on elementary physical education specialists; physical education instruction of classroom teachers; child care…
Descriptors: Athletics, Dietetics, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise
Byrd, Ronald – 1976
A recent survey of physical educators reveals that physical development--especially its more specific parts dealing with physical fitness--is thought to be the least important physical education objectives for grades K-2. Research is available on physical fitness as it relates to (1) incidence of childhood obesity, (2) cardiovascular endurance,…
Descriptors: Athletics, Body Height, Body Weight, Cardiovascular System
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Assetto, Antonio R.; Dowden, Edward – Science Teacher, 1988
Introduces the unique interfacing equipment for measuring muscle strength over time. Explains the materials, setup method, operation, and typical display. Suggests other activities with which to utilize this device. (YP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Exercise
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Pica, Rae – Young Children, 1997
Argues that to truly educate the whole child, teachers must address the needs of the mind and spirit in terms of the social/emotional, creative, and cognitive domains and the many ways in which movement promotes development in these areas. Provides sample activities and sources for information to that end. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Early Childhood Education
Juelsgaard, Cheri – 1996
This activity book is designed to assist teachers in enhancing preschool children's motor skills, physical development, and social skills, and to build young children's self-esteem. The activities are designed for both disabled and nondisabled children. The first section of the book suggests specific activities in 13 categories of motor skills:…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Lesson Plans
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