JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance articles from October 2003

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance archives from October 2003

Conferences & workshops.(challenges and measurement issues in aging research; mental health and physical activity; International Association for Dance, Medicine and Science; physical education and teaching sport; dance pedagogy; share the wealth)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... October 23-25, 2003. Measurement Issues and Challenges in Aging Research, Urbana, IL. This conference, which is the 10th Measurement and Evaluation Symposium, is sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine, in conjunction with the...

Convention calendar--2003.(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... Alaska--November 7-8 * Goldenview Middle School, Anchorage * Contact: Carey Miknich, (907) 868-2539 Arizona--November 19-21 * Centennial Center, Mesa * Contact: Matt Mixer, (480) 659-3000 Connecticut--November 20-21...

Training dance educators: the college perspective.(Editorial)
October 1, 2003... Last year, in a special issue of the Journal of Dance Education (JODE), Posey (2002) discussed curricular choices that should be considered in several educational settings (private dance schools, conservatories, K-12 schools, and higher...

What can physical educators do to encourage participation of mothers as coaches in youth sports?(Issues)
October 1, 2003... Physical educators can use various methods to encourage mothers to become involved in youth sport. As the benefactors of Title IX, females today have a better sport background to draw upon for motive to serve as volunteer youth coaches. Many of...

Climbing the walls to write in physical education: a technology-integration project.(Technology Tips)
October 1, 2003... The national standards for physical education (National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 1995) refute the notion that physical education is academically unsound. In fact, the standards say that physical education has academic...

The influence of motor skill interventions on disadvantaged children.(Research Works)(Author Abstract)
October 1, 2003... Fundamental motor skills (FMS) serve as the foundation for more advanced movements, such as sport-specific tasks. Researchers suggest that children must have a competency in FMS in order to participate successfully in these tasks later in life...

Supervision in Martial Arts classes.(Law Review)
October 1, 2003... Rodrigo v. Koryo Martial Arts Court of Appeal of California 122 Cal.Rptr.2d 832 (Cal. App. 1 Dist. 2002) July 31, 2002 Roxanne Rodrigo was injured during a tae kwon do class at the Koryo Martial Arts school. She had been enrolled in the...

Physical activity boosts happiness.(News)(Leisure Trends Group introduces happiness index)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Physical activity has always helped improve people's physical being, and now a survey suggests that it also increases their happiness. In one of its recent LeisureTRAK reports, the Leisure Trends Group (www.leisuretrends.com) introduced its...

Obesity is often unrecognized or ignored.(News)
October 1, 2003... Mothers and doctors often fail to recognize, or ignore, overweight and obesity in children, according to two recent studies. This is obviously disturbing in view of the obesity trend among American youths today. The percentage of overweight...

Ginseng debunked as ergogenic aid.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Ginseng, an herb long used in Asian folk medicine, has become widely popular in recent years because of its reputed healing powers. It is typically used as an ergogenic aid to combat fatigue from strenuous exercise and as a preventive or remedy...

Intentional programming in wilderness education: revisiting its roots.(Wilderness Education)(part three in a series)(includes Recreational Opportunities for Adolescents with Diabetes (ROAD) case study)
October 1, 2003... The following three articles conclude a three-part feature on wilderness education. In the August issue, after an introduction by feature editor Joel F. Meier, Daniel L. Dustin discussed the importance of educating people about wilderness and...

Philosophy and practice of wilderness-based experiential learning.(Wilderness Education)(Brigham Young University's Conservation and Outdoor Leadership Training (COLT))
October 1, 2003... Outdoor experiential education has been implemented in a number of K-12 curriculums as well as in colleges and universities around the world. Some of these courses have found success, while others have struggled to gain administrative...

The role of higher education in wilderness for the 21st century.(Wilderness Education)
October 1, 2003... "I think that we in this generation have no right to deprive the young people of the future of the opportunity of primitive experience; getting the companionship, the sense of history, the feeling of the country is something you can only get by...

Teaching physical education with the inclusion style: the case of a Greek elementary school.(Teaching)
October 1, 2003... For many years, physical education in Greece has been taught using traditional, teacher-centered approaches (Greek Ministry of Education, 1997). In 1988, the Greek Ministry of Education reformed the physical education curriculum and required...

A comparison of current and ideal fitness promotion strategies in Washington State.(Fitness)
October 1, 2003... Evidence suggests that being physically active improves a person's mental health, cognitive functioning, and physical and academic performance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2001; Sallis, 1994). Specifically, engaging in...

Successful coaches' views on motivation and motivational strategies.(Coaching)
October 1, 2003... A coach's primary role is to help athletes realize their potential. In order to reach their potential, athletes must sustain a high level of motivation over many years of practice and competition. However, motivation is very complex, and it has...

Mentoring new faculty in higher education.(Professional Issues)
October 1, 2003... Some scholars trace the origin of mentoring to Odysseus (in the Odyssey). When he went away to war, Odysseus gave his friend, Mentor the duty to oversee his household, including the training of his son. The reason for this delegation of...