JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance articles from May 2000

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance archives from May 2000

Exercise and Adolescent Weight Management.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... In this study, Epstein and Goldfield (1999) reviewed 13 articles, (from several different journals) directly related to obesity and exercise in adolescent populations. As physical activity professionals, we have all learned that caloric...

Aquatic Facility Safety and Responsibility.
May 1, 2000... Dameron and Gasaway v. City of Scottsburg, Indiana and First Christian Church, Inc. 36 F. Supp. 2d 821 (1998) At the beginning of the 1995 pool season, a daycare program operated by the First Christian Church made arrangements with the city...

How could physical educators be better trained to use qualitative analysis in their classes?
May 1, 2000... Improving competence in qualitative analysis requires the introduction and integration of several critical elements within the preservice physical education curriculum. These elements include: * introducing movement observation using a...

The Games Students Play: Management Strategies for Physical Education.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... In last month's JOPERD, we presented ideas for selecting, organizing, and teaching games to children (Humphries & Ashy, 2000). In this article, we will be sharing management ideas that we have found to be similarly useful in elementary physical...

Single-Set Versus Multiple-Set Resistance Training.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... The Surgeon General has for some time recommended single-set resistance-training circuits (with eight to 12 repetitions of each exercise) three or more times a week for effective maintenance of general health and fitness. Yet recreational...

Links Between Hormones and Obesity.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Though researchers are far from discovering any sort of magical genetic "solution" to obesity, some of them have taken significant steps toward understanding the role of leptin--the so-called "fat hormone" produced by the body's fat cells--in...

In Memoriam: Dr. Ben W. Miller, 1909-1999.(Obituary)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Ben Miller, life member and past President of AAHPER, passed away on December 1st of last year at the age of 89. Dr. Miller's contributions to our field are countless, from his extensive record of publications to his administrative service in...

Kathleen Kinderfather.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... For nearly 50 years, Kathleen Kinderfather has served as an energetic and caring role model for youths as well as for her professional peers. Kathleen. is a "leader of leaders" who has championed many causes, from women in sport, to men in...

Stephen L. Cone.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Stephen L. Cone has devoted the entire 29 years of his professional life to the national Alliance and its district and state affiliates. He has held the office of president of EDA and affiliate state president of New Hampshire in the Eastern...

Donna L. Dunaway.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Donna L. Dunaway has been an exceptional leader at the state, district, and national levels of AAHPERD. During her tenure as president and executive director of Alabama AHPERD, she helped the organization develop into a sound state association...

Larry D. Hensley.(University of Northern Iowa)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Larry D. Hensley, professor at the University of Northern Iowa, has advanced the profession through his involvement with organizations from the local to the international level and through his extensive contributions to the professional...

Barbara Day Lockhart.(Brigham Young University)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Barbara Day Lockhart has been a professor in the Department of Physical Education at Brigham Young University since 1991. During the 1960s, she was a world champion and Olympic speed skater. Since that time, she has served as president of...

Susan McGreevy Nichols.(dance directory, Roger Williams Middle School)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Susan McGreevy Nichols is the director of dance at Roger Williams Middle School. Over the past 17 years, she has shown great enthusiasm and commitment as an Alliance advocate for dance education. Susan's professional involvement includes...

Emmanuel (Manny) Harageones.(Escambia County, Florida)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Emmanuel (Manny) Harageones is a curriculum specialist in physical education, health, and wellness for Escambia County, Florida. He began his professional career as supervisor of elementary school physical education in Memphis, Tennessee. Under...

G. Ann Uhlir.(Eastern Kentucky University)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... G. Ann Uhlir has served the profession and promoted opportunities for women in sport for more than 40 years. After 14 years as chair of the physical education department at Eastern Kentucky University, she served as executive director of the...

Dana D. Brooks.(West Virginia University)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Dana D. Brooks has made important contributions to our professions, specifically to the expansion of opportunities for ethnic minorities. As dean of the School of Physical Education at West Virginia University, he contributed significantly to...

Jacqueline Dawn Goodway.(motor development researcher)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Jacqueline Dawn Goodway is already a leading researcher in the area of motor development. Her unique early-intervention work with children who are at risk of developmental delay and school failure has shown promising results and has stimulated...

Michele M. Fisher.(Montclair State University)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Michele M. Fisher, assistant professor at Montclair State University, is a confident and highly effective teacher, researcher, and leader. She has published numerous research abstracts in journals such as RQES, and presented this research in...

Christine H. B. Grant.(University of Iowa director of women's athletics)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Christine H. B. Grant is the director of women's athletics at the University of Iowa. During her 26 years in this role, she has developed one of the premier athletic programs in the country. In addition to her administrative duties, Christine...

James F. Sallis.(behavioral science researcher)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... James F. Sallis is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, where he has done exemplary work in the application of behavioral science to the promotion of physical activity among youths. With the help of numerous grants, he has...

William A. Dietz, Jr.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... William A. Dietz, Jr. is the director of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. There he leads a multifaceted program aimed at preventing risk factors that contribute to...

Linda Galloway.(Tapp Middle School physical educator)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Linda Galloway has been a physical educator for the past 32 years. Currently, she teaches health and physical education at Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs, Georgia. She serves as the state's "Hoops for Heart" coordinator and also as a...

Mary E. Borst.(Logan County, West Virginia physical educator)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Mary E. Borst has been an elementary physical education teacher in Logan County, West Virginia for the past 21 years, during which time her contributions to the "Jump Rope for Heart" program have been remarkable. Mary currently serves as the...

Sarah Jane Limehouse Armstrong.(Greenville County School System physical educator)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Sarah Jane Limehouse Armstrong, a graduate of Winthrop University, retired in 1 997 from the Greenville County School System after 34 years of teaching physical education in South Carolina. Her contributions to Jump Rope for Heart are...

Don R. Hellison.(Urban Youth Leader Project director)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Don R. Hellison is professor of physical education, director of the Urban Youth Leader Project, and the Great Cities Institute Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Before coming to Chicago, he was professor of physical education...

Lawrence F. Locke.(University of Massachusetts teacher)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Lawrence F. Locke has been a teacher, graduate advisor, and consultant at the University of Massachusetts, the University of New Mexico, and Columbia University, but he is perhaps best known as a scholar and prolific writer in the area of...

MARS incorporated.(AAHPERD's "Physical Best" sponsorship)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Mars, Incorporated, has actively supported the progress and dissemination of knowledge in the field of sport and nutrition for over 20 years. Since 1997, Mars has provided financial support for the overall development of AAHPERD's "Physical...

GOPHER Sport.
May 1, 2000... GOPHER Sport has been supplying high quality physical education, athletic, fitness, health, and recreation products to professionals all over the world since 1947. Since 1998, GOPHER has been a sponsor of the "Physical Best" program, providing...

Jennifer Dawn McCoy.(University of South Florida physical education major)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Jennifer Dawn McCoy, a senior elementary physical education major at the University of South Florida, is highly acclaimed by her professors and peers. One professor describes her as "the spiritual leader of the senior and junior classes."...

Bonnie Zimmerman.(William Paterson University science major)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Bonnie Zimmerman is a senior exercise and movement sciences major at William Paterson University. She has actively participated in professional activities while maintaining a 3.94 GPA; her mentors describe her as a motivated, conscientious, and...

Patrice R. Donnelly.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Patrice R. Donnelly is a graduate student in physical education at the University of Alabama. She received her bachelor's degree from Samford University in 1996. Patrice is actively involved in many Southern District AHPERD activities, and...

Movement Subcultures: Sites for Meaning.(theories of teaching physical education)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Physical education theorists have long believed that meaning holds an important key to success in professional practice (Hellison & Templin, 1991; Jewett & Bain, 1985; Metheny, 1968; Siedentop, 1994). Even though they may fight over pedagogical...

Active-Learning Strategies for HPER.
May 1, 2000... Today's secondary physical educators no longer teach exclusively in the gymnasium or on the playing field; rather, they are returning to the classroom to provide a more comprehensive curriculum. The goal of many physical education programs is...

The Role of Homework in Helping Students Meet Physical Education Goals.
May 1, 2000... While homework has long played a vital role in many school subjects (e.g., see Corno, 1996; Doyle & Barber, 1990), the same cannot be said of homework in physical education programs. Attention to the role of homework has only recently become...

Tracking Children's Caloric Expenditure in Physical Education.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... In recent years, the use of heart-rate monitors has become very popular in public school physical education settings. These monitors come in a variety of valid and reliable models, and teachers across the U.S. have been developing ways in which...

Using the Five-Step Strategy to Teach Motor Skills to Older Adults.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... One benefit of retirement is the increased time one has for recreation. Given all of this extra free time, many older adults begin to try new sports such as golf, lawn bowling, and tennis. Unfortunately, numerous investigations have determined...

Action Research: Dance Improvisation as Dance Technique.(Column)
May 1, 2000... For several years I have been thinking about dance improvisation as a technique in its own right--that is, as a movement form that depends on the mastery of a particular set of skills that imply and reveal a particular aesthetic. Improvisation...

The Use of Fitness Tests in PETE Programs.(physical education teacher)(education)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Historically, promoting physical fitness has been one of the cornerstones of the physical education profession (McCloy, 1940), and for good reason; as Dotson (1988) stated, "Physical fitness is a state of well-being that allows people to...

Individualized Bicycle Design.(www.coloradocyclist.com)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... That flashy new bicycle may be a state-of-the-art machine, but it can do more harm than good if it hasn't been custom-fitted to its owner's dimensions. Minor adjustments (e.g., to seat height or handlebar length) may not be able to compensate...

College Credit for ACE Exams.(The American Council of Education's College Credit Recommendation Service acknowledges American Council on Exercise (ACE) certification)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... The American Council of Education's College Credit Recommendation Service (ACECCRS) has recently announced that individuals may be eligible to receive college credit for successful completion of American Council on Exercise (ACE) certification...