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

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

Dancers at risk: who's in charge?(Editorial)
November 1, 2005... Choreography today often places greater demands on dancers' bodies than in the past, frequently without a change in training methods. Ideally, and without abandoning traditional requirements, new training methods should be used to prepare...

Dodgeball: beware of litigation.(Law Review)
November 1, 2005... Lindaman ex rel. Lindaman v. Vestal Central School District 785 N.Y.S.2d 549 New York Appellate Division, Third Department November 18, 2004 The plaintiff, a seven-year-old second grader at Vestal Central School District...

Should recess be more structured and supervised in order to increase students' physical activity?(Issues)
November 1, 2005... As an elementary classroom teacher and an elementary physical education specialist for the last 20 years, I have observed that some students with unstructured recess sometimes choose to do little or nothing. I believe that structured recess is...

March question.(Issues)
November 1, 2005... In light of the editorial, "Dancers at Risk," what should the obligation of the administration be for the rehabilitation of injured dancers in university programs? Respond briefly* and send your response by January 6 to JOPERD, Issues,...

Take full advantage of your opportunities at the AAHPERD 2006 national convention & exposition in Salt Lake City, April 25-29.
November 1, 2005... Over the years, the Alliance has mastered, as few other institutions have, the ability to adapt to changing times. These changes have been accomplished in spite of expected philosophical differences, as well as the more subtle re-definitions of...

Youth challenges in today's society: introduction.
November 1, 2005... Youths spend approximately 80 percent of their waking hours outside of a formal education setting (Noam, Miller, & Barry, 2002). By offering high-quality programming after school and during summer vacation, professionals have the ability to...

Youth services: strategies for programming; Relational programming offers a new perspective for people working in youth services.
November 1, 2005... One of the major challenges facing youth workers today is the development of programs and services that are meaningful and relevant and that promote in young people a sense of responsibility for their learning and personal growth. A testament...

School-based physical activity programs: a model leadership program aims to help youths make a successful transition to adulthood.
November 1, 2005... Some communities already offer an array of school-based extracurricular and community-based programs involving sports, music, art, and community service; however, this is far from the norm. Factors such as low availability, high cost, no means...

Creative movement from children's storybooks: going beyond pantomime; Acting out stories provides a cross-disciplinary entree to the creative-dance experience.
November 1, 2005... A favorite movement-education activity is to pantomime a children's storybook. Pantomime lessons are often used as an opportunity to apply learned skills and knowledge by producing movements that match actions in the story (Purcell-Cone, 1994;...

Fit to be tied! The relevance of ties in teaching physical education: umpires and referees must decide plays one way or the other, but games require no such decisive conclusion.
November 1, 2005... The enormous importance of physical education in promoting a lifelong love of physical activity has been increasingly recognized in all corners of society. By developing lifelong adherence and commitment to physical activity, physical education...

Helping the struggling PETE candidate: a model of intervention and assistance; A systematic remediation process can help programs avoid the choice between failing students or graduating poor teachers.
November 1, 2005... The topic of effective teacher preparation, improved teacher quality, and higher academic learning and performance from teacher candidates has provoked major discussion at the national and state levels during recent years (Hativa, Barak, &...