JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance articles from August 2005

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance archives from August 2005

New physical activity recommendations for youths.(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... After reviewing some 1,220 abstracts and more than 850 articles, a 13-member panel of experts has concluded that youths between the ages of six and 18 "should participate every day in 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity...

Obesity death toll revised.(News)
August 1, 2005... Obesity may be less deadly than previously believed, but it remains a major killer according to a widely publicized study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Apr. 20, 2005). The new study calculated the deaths...

Pilates' benefits studied.(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Pilates, an increasingly popular form of exercise that has even been proposed for use in physical education (JOPERD, April 2004, p. 34), offers significant benefits for participants in some, but not all, fitness areas. In a study presented last...

How walkable is your neighborhood?(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Whether a neighborhood is walker-friendly in its design has become an important issue in recent years (see JOPERD, August 2003, pp. 15-16; February 2004, p. 8). Now a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (Feb. 2005,...

Physical activity by choice.(American Association for Lifelong Recreation, Physical Activity, and Fitness)(Editorial)
August 1, 2005... Every one of us probably goes through some type of transformation, or identity crisis, in our lives--sometimes at mid-life and sometimes at other points. One of my transformations occurred when I was in my last year of undergraduate education...

Title IX Whistle-Blowing Is Protected.
August 1, 2005... Adam Epstein Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education United States Supreme Court 125 S.Ct. 1497 March 29, 2005 Roderick Jackson, a physical education teacher, had been an employee of the Birmingham school district for...

In light of the editorial, "weighing the risks of physical activity," what role should educators play in preparing individuals for potential risks?(Issues)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2005... The editorial in the March JOPERD addresses voluntary, extracurricular activities for the most part. People participating in that category of activity should be warned of potential risks, and they should operate with the understanding that risk...

Perceptions of the adequacy of university coursework for teaching.(Research Works)
August 1, 2005... Some researchers have suggested that the lack of appropriately prepared teachers in physical education is contributing to the decline of physical education in the schools. Whether or not this is true, the fact remains that today's society lacks...

Introduction: like the United States, Asian nations have grappled with the challenge of creating and using national physical education standards.(Standards and Practice in Asian Physical Education)
August 1, 2005... Over the course of the last several decades, advances in the Internet and media have brought distant parts of the globe closer together. It is now possible to email, chat with, and offer web-based classes or conferences to colleagues and...

Standards and practice for physical education in China: in China, terminology promotes the unfortunate identification of physical education with sport, and the scale of the educational task is much vaster, yet many commonalities with the west exist.(Standards and Practice in Asian Physical Education)
August 1, 2005... In China, 200,000,000 children in grades one through 12 receive physical education programming in 540,000 schools (People's Education Press, 2002). Since the 1990s, in response to this enormous task, the Chinese government has established...

Standards and practice in Korean physical education: six revisions of the national physical education curriculum have brought greater autonomy to schools and teachers, yet better teacher practices are still needed.(Standards and Practice in Asian Physical Education)
August 1, 2005... Educational development in South Korea ("Korea" hereafter) occurred in response to the country's economic needs and social-political transformation. Since the establishment of the Korean government in 1948, education has expanded and progressed...

Is your class about something? Guiding principles for physical education teachers; quality programs need to focus on a purpose, or vision, and guiding principles can help to establish that focus.
August 1, 2005... In their optimistic treatise on how to address the systemic failures of physical education, Siedentop and Locke (1997) indicated that physical education programs must be about "something." The particular model, system, or philosophy adopted is...

Cooperative learning that includes students with disabilities: an effective teaching strategy, cooperative learning promotes student interaction, benefiting students with and without disabilities.
August 1, 2005... Inclusionary practice is based on the premise that students with disabilities can contribute to class learning while attaining targeted learning goals through the general physical education curriculum (Individuals and Disabilities Education...

Developing a lifetime adventure-skills curriculum, the southeast Alaska model: multi-age classrooms, far-flung schools, no physical educators - and you thought you had problems?
August 1, 2005... Surrounded by extraordinary natural beauty, but without the skills and equipment necessary to fully enjoy it, the Southeast Island School District (SISD) turned to the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) for help. The SISD comprises...

Best practices of effective student-teacher supervision based on NASPE standards: the NASPE standards for beginning teachers can help mentor teachers and college supervisors instill good practices in preservice teachers.(National Association for Sport and Physical Education)
August 1, 2005... Physical education teacher education (PETE) programs across the nation wish to comply with the 10 beginning teacher standards established by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE, 2003). To help further this...

Encouraging students to attend the National Convention.(Teaching Tips)(American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance)
August 1, 2005... Two years ago, the faculty from Adelphi University's Department of Health Studies, Physical Education, and Human Performance Science were discussing ways to increase graduate student involvement in AAHPERD. The undergraduate Majors Club was...

The use of PDAs to assess in physical education.(Technology Tips)(personal digital assistants)
August 1, 2005... Technology in the 21st century is dominating the way we live our lives. Computers, Internet, cell phones, global positioning systems, and video game programs all shape the way we view the world. As technology advances, expectations for the use...

New Books.
August 1, 2005... Basketball Fun: 50 Skill Building Activities for Children Keven A. Prusak Human Kinetics, paper, 144 pp., $16.95 Coaching for the Inner Edge Robin S. Vealey Fitness Information Technology, cloth, 407 pp., $59.00 The...