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Freedman, David A.; And Others – J Amer Acad Child Psychiat, 1970
Descriptors: Case Studies, Handicapped Children, Infants, Physical Development
Carlson, B. Robert – Res Quart AAHPER, 1969
This study was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M.Ed. degree at the University of Texas.
Descriptors: Achievement, Athletics, Measurement Techniques, Muscular Strength

Daly, Robin M.; Bass, Shona; Caine, Dennis; Howe, Warren – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2002
Adolescent athletes may be at risk of restricted growth and delayed maturation when combining intense training with insufficient energy intake. Because catch-up growth commonly occurs with reduced training, final adult stature is generally not compromised. However, in athletes with long-term, clinically delayed maturation, catch-up growth may be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletes, Body Height, Musculoskeletal System

Ramsay, Douglas S.; Lewis, Michael – Child Development, 1994
Infant cortisol and behavioral responses to receiving one versus two inoculations on one pediatric office visit were observed at two and six months of age. The findings indicate a developmental trend for a decline over age in adrenocortical reactivity to inoculation for infants showing a cortisol release following perturbation. Results were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Infant Behavior, Infants, Physical Development

Schlumberger, Andreas; Stec, Justyna; Schmidtbleicher, Dietmar – Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2001
Compared the effects of single- and multiple-set strength training in women with basic experience in resistance training. Both training groups had significant strength improvements in leg extension. In the seated bench press, only the three-set group showed a significant increase in maximal strength. There were higher strength gains overall in the…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Muscular Strength, Physical Development
French, Karen E.; Spurgeon, John H.; Nevett, Michael E. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2007
The purpose of this study was to compare measures of body size in two samples of youth baseball players with normative data from the United States National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) growth charts. One sample of youth baseball players participated in a local little league. The second sample of youth baseball players were members of eight…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Maturity (Individuals), Body Composition, Body Height
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
Konig, Anke; van der Aalsvoort, Geerdina Maria – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2009
This study explores educators' reflections on professional childcare practice in different national contexts. The data were collected by showing video clips of classroom activities in Japanese, Dutch and German pre-schools to experienced German and Dutch pre-school teachers. The clips were used to elicit their opinions on playing and learning in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Cross Cultural Studies

Amini, Johari M. – Black Books Bulletin, 1974
A discussion of appropriate dietary considerations for young children, from conception through early childhood, which stresses the benefits of natural foods for optimal development. (EH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Eating Habits, Food Standards, Nutrition
Cornelius, William L. – 1984
Effective flexibility procedures are one of the essential tools by which excellence can be attained. Although stretching exercises provide obvious benefits, negative outcomes can result unless effective stretching procedures are incoroporated. Characteristics of effective stretching include warmup before stretching, stretch before and after…
Descriptors: Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Muscular Strength, Physical Development

Gottfried, Allen W.; Brody, Nathan – Developmental Psychology, 1975
Studies the extent to which psychometric and Piagetian scales correlate during infancy and also explores the nomological networks of these scales and the degree to which their networks are similar. (LLK)
Descriptors: Infants, Motor Development, Perceptual Motor Learning, Physical Development
Lamb, David R.; and others – Res Quart AAHPER, 1969
Study financed by National Institutes of Health Grant HD-00963-02.
Descriptors: Growth Patterns, Physical Activities, Physical Development, Physical Fitness
Hilsendager, Donald R.; and others – Res Quart AAHPER, 1969
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Development, Physical Education, Physical Fitness
Lerner, Richard M. – Child Develop, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior, Human Body, Males, Physical Characteristics
Newcombe, Nora; Bandura, Mary M. – 1982
The personality correlates of timing of puberty were investigated in this study. Estimates of total body water/body weight (TBW/BW) ratios obtained from the height and weight measurements of 85 sixth-grade girls were the primary measure of pubertal timing. Information on breast development and menarche was also obtained. Measures included scales…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Females, Femininity