Information about books, periodicals, theses, dissertations, research projects and other printed documents from all over the world have been compiled into a comprehensive bibliography dealing with physical education, recreation, sports, and related areas for impaired, disabled, and handicapped persons; almost 2,000 entries are included. In…

This booklet details the policies and rating procedures of the National Riding Committee. Chapters are devoted to the rating of riders with oral and written tests, the appointment of judges, types of certificates issued, rated rider examination requirements (forward riding section and western section), job placement, and advertising policy and…

This collection of articles from 1964-1970 "Field Hockey-Lacrosse Guides" by the Division for Girls and Women's Sports is the latest in the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation's "Sports Articles Reprint Series." A special project of the Publications Committee for Girl's and Women's Sports, it is the third edition of…

Viewpoints from a physical educator and a recreation educator. (NQ)

Thirty-one journals pertinent to the physical educator and to the professional in the areas of motor learning, sport philosophy, sport sociology, sport psychology, and sport medicine are listed with a general note on the scope of each. (JMF)

This article focuses on a neglected topic in the historical sociology of childhood, namely health education, and explores a neglected theme, namely the gendered character of (re)constructions of childhood. Drawing on primary sources, the article argues that while health education for children played an important role in a broader set of British…

This article relates the experiences of a wheelchair basketball team from the United States that travelled to Brazil for competition. (MK)

Ideas concerning the value of games and sports for school children changed gradually between 1780 and 1860. Although not always condemned by teachers, those activities were not considered part of school in the early period. Sports considered acceptable for nonschool hours were utilitarian activities such as hunting, fishing, field sports, boating,…

This guide contains articles on outdoor recreational activities and official winter sports rules for girls and women. The articles on outdoor activities include the techniques, teaching, and organization of camping, canoeing, competitive cycling, and riflery. Four pages of references on nature and outdoor activities are presented along with two…

The new athletic program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is designed to provide noncompetitive, nonspectator physical activities and recreational opportunities, including jogging, sailing, mountaineering, aikido, backpacking, kayaking and body flying. (Author/PG)

Orienteering is cross-country running and map reading. (BD)

The purpose of this study was to examine levels of physical activity engagement, motor competence, and physical fitness as related to child access to physical activity facilities in the home and school environments. The present investigation attempts to further efforts to examine the relationship between physical activity levels and access.…