JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance articles from March 2002

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance archives from March 2002

Conferences & Workshops.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... March 21-22, 2002. Physical Best Specialist Workshop. AAHPERD's Physical Best and Fitnessgram workshops provide continuing education and resources for youth fitness education within a K-12 physical education curriculum. A Specialist...

Battery or discipline? (Law Review).
March 1, 2002... Bushong, Bushong, and Bushong v. Williamson No. 54A01-0103-CV-100 Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District 2001 Ind. LEXIS 2053 November 27, 2001 In March 1998, Mr. Williamson, a physical education teacher, was playing...

Motivation, attributions, and self-efficacy in children. (Research Works).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... "Self-efficacy refers to a judgment about one's capability to successfully perform a task at given levels" (Chase, 2001, p. 47). How does a child's level of self-efficacy influence their motivational intentions (choice, persistence, effort),...

Stronger muscles? No sweat! (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... You may not have to sweat as hard as you think to strengthen your muscles. In fact, you may not have to sweat at all. You may be better off using your imagination. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation claim that you can strengthen...

Hormonal cycle plays role in female ACL (Anterior cruciate ligament) injuries. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In the past decade, scientists have been eager to understand why the average knee injury rate is higher for women than men. Among these reported injuries, a disproportionately high number of female athletes are tearing their anterior cruciate...

Sports participation trends. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sports participation, like clothes, goes through major changes in fashion. Skeptical? Just take a look at the latest list of what's hot and what's not, the "Sports Participation in 2000" survey conducted by the National Sporting Goods...

Are inclusionary practices meeting the needs of all involved parties (i.e., children with special needs, other children, teachers, etc.)? (Issues).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... I believe that inclusionary practices are not meeting the needs of all parties involved. There are still too many children with disabilities that are not getting the education that they deserve. The main factor contributing to this is the lack...

Using your personal digital assistant to store lesson plans. (Technology Tips).
March 1, 2002... You may already use your Palm Pilot or Handspring Visor to take attendance and store student contact information, but you can also use your personal digital assistant (PDA) to store instructional information, such as lesson plans or skill-drill...

Introduction. (NASPE Standards in Action). (National Association of Sport and Physical Education).
March 1, 2002... Educational reform efforts and initiatives have proliferated since the pivotal release of A Nation at Risk (National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983) and the ensuing reports from the Carnegie Forum (1986) and the Holmes Group...

High stakes assessment in South Carolina. (NASPE Standards in Action). (National Association of Sport and Physical Education).
March 1, 2002... In the spring of 2001, one third of high schools in the state of South Carolina submitted student-performance data to the South Carolina Physical Education Assessment Program. A monitoring committee of peers analyzed the data for accuracy...

The physical education standards movement in Wyoming an effort in partnership. (NASPE Standards in Action).
March 1, 2002... School reform is not new. Over the past 20 years, there has been considerable public concern about the quality of teaching in our nation's schools and debate over school reform. Efforts to improve schools have been initiated by various groups...

Agents for change: From standards to assessment to accountability in physical education. (NASPE Standard in Action).
March 1, 2002... In the past, most reform initiatives for physical education have been short-term, small-scale, and/or voluntary, resulting in limited impact on a few programs. A recent New York State reform effort is different. It involves along-term,...

Combating training-stress syndromes.
March 1, 2002... Regardless of sport or competitive level, the thrill of practicing for hours at a time can fade with each passing day of the competitive season. Practice sessions continue to account for the majority of time that athletes spend on mastering...

Catch the Catawba SPARK: Physical activity for head start youths.(Sports Play and Active Recreation for Kids)
March 1, 2002... Mauric "Bud" Martin Childhood obesity is rapidly emerging as an epidemic in the United States and is sure to have profound public health consequences when overweight children become overweight adults (Bellizzi & Dietz, 1999; Strauss &...

Implementing handheld computing technology in physical education.
March 1, 2002... Small computers could he the next technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. These small devices--known as personal digital assistants (PDAs), palm computers, or handheld computers--are mobile organizers that allow the user to...

Critter Dance.
March 1, 2002... "About 20 small animals frolicked in dappled shade at the Rio Grande Zoo. At first they seemed to be cats on the prowl. Then they pranced like horses. Stretched upward for leaves like giraffes. Balanced on one leg like flamingos. Crawled like...