Recently added articles from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance:
Money for the asking: writing small grants for physical education.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008; Rikard, G. Linda ... It is abundantly clear that public school budgets will decrease in the near future due to the current state of the nation's economy. For many physical education teachers, this means that their budgets too will shrink, affecting their curriculum, their teaching, and student learning. If you ...
New editors named.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... At its meeting in Fort Worth last April, the JOPERD Editorial Board chose Ferman Konukman and Suzan F. Ayers to be the new editors of the Teaching Tips and Research Works ...
Children's activity decline is quantified.(News)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Researchers using data from a National Institutes of Health study have quantified, as never before, children's significant decline in physical activity (Journal of the American Medical Association, July 16). Analyzing data from 1,032 children born in 1991, who took part in the National ...
Congress and obesity.(News)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Obesity threatens the health and economic security of the entire United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, and nearly one-third of children are overweight or obese. The U.S. Department of Health ...
New facility-certification program.(News)(Medical Fitness Association )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Medical Fitness Association (MFA), a professional membership association, recently launched the first facility-certification program for health and fitness centers, which will evaluate their programs and services based on MFA standards and guidelines. The certification process will ...
Lack of sleep increases infants' risk for overweight.(News)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The connection between lack of sleep and weight gain (JOPERD, May/June 2005, p. 5; and Jan. 2007, pp. 3-4) apparently extends to infants according to a recent study published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (April, 2008). The researchers found that infants who slept less ...
Convention Calendar--2008.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Colorado--October 16-18 * Keystone * Contact: Randy Erickson, randy@coahperd.org, (303) 455-4300 Florida--October 2-4 * Caribe Royale Resort and Conference Center, Orlando * Contact: Karen J. Dowd, fahperd@comcast.net, (954) 752-1600 ...
The fortune cookie.(Viewpoint)(Finishing the task of building equity and good educational programs)(Viewpoint essay)
Aug 01, 2008; Carpenter, Linda Jean ... As I was finishing up a yummy meal at a local Chinese restaurant (wondering why I had not saved a few calories by leaving a little on my plate), a fortune cookie beckoned to me. I cracked open the cookie, stuffed a piece of it in my mouth for a few more calories and unfolded the paper ...
Higher batting averages or safety?(Law Review)
Aug 01, 2008; Pittman, Andrew T. ... Deaths and serious injuries related to the use of non-wood bats have been an issue in recent years. On April 2, 1999, Andrew Sanchez, a pitcher for California State University, Northridge, was struck by a line drive off an aluminum bat and suffered serious head injuries (Sanchez v ....
Physical activity, obesity, and the academic achievement gap in minority children.(Research Works)(Report)
Aug 01, 2008; Siegel, Donald ... What Was the Question? Two of the most serious issues faced by society today are the obesity epidemic affecting youths and the academic achievement gap that exists between African American and Hispanic students compared to white and Asian American students. To address the latter ...
Should apprenticeship be embraced as a viable alternative route to becoming a physical education teacher?(Issues)
Aug 01, 2008 ... I do not support apprenticeship and alternative certification for health and physical education teachers. The teacher education process allows students to learn, master, and apply health and physical education content, pedagogy, and practical teaching skills. Alternative certification ...
New Books.(Bibliography)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb, Reid Norman, Mimi Zumwalt (Eds.) Humana, cloth, 457 pp., $99.50 Dance a While: A Handbook for Folk, Square, Contra, and Social Dance (10th ed.) Anne M. Pittman, Marlys S ....
Setting the stage for lifetime physical activity in early childhood.
Aug 01, 2008; Schneider, Holly ... The prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents in the United States has tripled since 1980 (Ogden, Flegal, Carroll, & Johnson, 2002). With the risks of obesity and related chronic diseases occurring much earlier in life, reaching the young population is an important public health ...
A player-centered approach to coaching: unless your players are robots, they need to develop their decision-making skills during game play.(Report)
Aug 01, 2008; Souza, Adriano De ... Developing game-playing skills is central to effective sport performance. During game play, the player is ultimately responsible for discovering and assessing game needs, solving problems, and responding with appropriate decisions and skills. Traditionally, however, the coach has the ...
Let's play three on three! Large-sided games often turn into small-sided games with everyone else standing around. So why not start small?(Report)
Aug 01, 2008; Kern, Jack ... Coaches and physical educators would likely agree that practicing a skill leads to a greater development of that skill. Darst and Pangrazi (2001) reinforce this idea by suggesting that without practice activities, participants will demonstrate little improvement. Unfortunately, practice is ...
Walking to school: taking research to practice: new research about why kids don't walk to school yields strategies for increasing their number.(Report)
Aug 01, 2008; Heelan, Kate A. ... Although walking to and from school, up hill both ways, was once the norm among school children in the United States, children's and parents' perceptions are different today. Biking and walking to and from school are no longer considered normal activities, as only 23 percent of children ...
Social stories for students with autism in physical education: this new technique has proven highly effective for teaching students with autism.
Aug 01, 2008; Sandt, Dawn ... Social story interventions are commonly used to promote appropriate behavioral responses in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; Gray, 2004). This type of intervention is often used in general education contexts, but recently it has been used and examined in physical activity ...
Curriculum alignment of K-12 physical education and kinesiology-Part 1: does the kinesiology curriculum in higher education adequately prepare physical educators to teach the k-12 curriculum?
Aug 01, 2008; Mccullick, Bryan ... Introduction Who are we? What should our profession be called? What should our content be at the K-12, collegiate, and physical education teacher education levels? These are but a few of the questions that many have asked, are asking, and will continue to ask about the field of ...
Physical activity promotion a responsibility for both K-12 physical education and kinesiology: overcoming "disciplinary and professional disconnects" will help the physical education profession promote lifelong physical activity and health.
Aug 01, 2008; Corbin, Charles B. ... Physical education is a physical activity profession, and in the mid-20th century it was criticized for not being based on well-founded disciplinary studies (Conant, 1956). As a result, a movement to develop a more "scientific" disciplinary base for physical education was established ....
Focus and folk knowledge: misfocus, not misalignment, is the problem.(Essay)
Aug 01, 2008; Landers, Dan ... In this article we argue that content misalignment is not a central problem in the preparation of future physical education teachers. The courses taught in most college curricula are generally relevant for professionals who will be teaching movement skills and exercise routines for ...