JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance articles from March 2004

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance archives from March 2004

Conferences and workshops.(Calendar)
March 1, 2004... March 7-10, 2004. National Disability Sports Conference 2004, Athens, GA. This conference should attract disability sports participants, coaches, educators, and recreation professionals. It will feature an exciting mix of presentations by...

Attitudes of middle school students.(Research Works)
March 1, 2004... According to 611 middle school students in northeast Florida, having a variety of activities taught by teachers with good physical skills has the greatest positive effect on their perception of their physical education class (Ryan, Fleming, &...

The United States Sports Academy.(Research Works)
March 1, 2004... "America's graduate school of sport." The Academy offers an accredited Master of Sport Science program entirely online. Majors include Sports Management, Sports Coaching, and Sports Studies. The accredited Doctor of Sports Management program...

The selection of areas for physical activity.(Law Review)
March 1, 2004... Lightfoot v. School Administrative District No. 35 Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 816 A.2d 63 February 28, 2003 Cody Lightfoot was a student at Marshwood High School, in South Berwick, Maine, and a member of its varsity wrestling team. On...

Tricking the brain into eating less.(News)
March 1, 2004... With obesity raising health concerns globally, medical professionals are working daily to develop new methods for the obese to lose weight. Researchers at Imperial College London may have found such a solution: an appetite-suppressing hormone....

Athletic trainers can reduce company costs.(News)
March 1, 2004... Employing full-time, certified athletic trainers (ATCs) in an industrial or commercial setting can significantly decrease corporate health care costs, according to a recent survey of 32 companies conducted by the National Athletic Trainers'...

Team physicians address female issues.(News)
March 1, 2004... Team physicians representing the nation's major sports-medicine associations have developed guidelines for the care and treatment of female athletes, for the first time addressing and organizing gender-specific issues of importance for...

How do pedometer brands rate?
March 1, 2004... A recent study found NEW-LIFESTYLES pedometers--the Lifecorder, the NL-2000 and the Digi-Walker to be the most accurate and reliable of 10 brands. They were exceptionally accurate, having 95% prediction intervals that were within +/-17 steps...

Should schools issue a "health report card," reporting a child's body mass index, as Arkansas plans to do?(Issues)
March 1, 2004... Overweight students are reminded every day of their weight issues by their peers, and it is therefore unnecessary for schools to tell them something they are already aware of. The implementation of a program such as this is risky and will have...

Look at who's exhibiting this year! (As of January 27).(AAHPERD 2004 National Convention & Exposition)
March 1, 2004... AAALF Aquatic Council Alabama A&M University HPER Dept., P.O. Box 1297 Normal, AL 35762 256-858-8264 tri151@hotmail.com AAHPERD 2005 Chicago 1900 Association Dr. Reston, VA 20191 703-476-3466 ...

Career fitness training for high school physical education: an elective course could prepare students for the fitness requirements of careers in law enforcement, firefighting, and the military.
March 1, 2004... Today the world requires, and educators need to find, ways to meet the career readiness and career development needs of all students, and this goal needs to be integrated into the mission of all education (Engels & Harris, 1999, p. 70). ...

Children's drawings of physical activity: implications for needs assessment and programming: creative techniques such as artwork can provide a fun alternative to typical child-attitude evaluations, while also guiding instructors in planning future programs and activities.
March 1, 2004... The assessment of children's attitudes and preferences is a critical step in providing health, recreation, and physical activity education and programming for children in community settings. Focus groups, written and telephone surveys, or...

Achieving balance: secondary physical education gender-grouping options: can teachers legally use occasional, single-gender groupings, within coed physical education, to the benefit of all students?
March 1, 2004... Instruction of secondary physical education students in coed or single-gender groupings is a commonly discussed issue in pedagogical research, in professional journals, and among practitioners. Research has verified educators' concerns that...

Nontraditional recreation activities a catalyst for quality physical education: these activities offer the most promising path to lifelong physical activity, and the barriers to implementation disappear in the face of careful planning.
March 1, 2004... It is widely accepted that today's K-12 physical educators generally face unfavorable conditions. Increasingly, physical educators are charged with designing and implementing innovative and effective programs despite existing hardships....

The role that socialization can play in promoting teaching games for understanding: making the tactical approach to games teaching an integral part of PETE programs will broaden preservice students' knowledge and promote use of the approach in physical education curricula.
March 1, 2004... Research suggests that when people make a decision to enter a particular profession, such as physical education, they go through three distinct phases of socialization: recruitment, professional socialization, and occupational socialization....