Physical Educator articles from December 2004

Physical Educator archives from December 2004

Violent, delinquent, and aggressive behaviors of rural high school athletes and non-athletes.
December 22, 2004... Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between sports participation and self-reported violent, delinquent, and aggressive behaviors in rural high school populations. Three-hundred and thirty-eight athletes and...

Preservice teachers' reflections on their home-school clinical teaching experience: evidence to support an alternative field experience for teacher educators.
December 22, 2004... Abstract Teacher education programs continue to search for alternative field experiences for preservice teachers. Whether the public schools are overloaded with interns or a break from certain schools is recommended for various reasons, it...

The effects of two instructional models--tactical and skill teaching--on skill development and game play, knowledge, self-efficacy, and student perceptions in volleyball.
December 22, 2004... Abstract This study evaluated the effects of Skill Teaching and Tactical approaches on skill development, game play, knowledge, and self-efficacy for 169 high- and low-skilled players of 182 beginning university volleyball students. Three...

Risk factors for the female athlete triad among female collegiate and noncollegiate athletes.(Abstract)
December 22, 2004... Abstract The female athlete triad, defined by eating disorders, menstrual dysfunction, and osteoporosis, has been increasing among female athletes. The purpose of this study was to examine eating disorders, performance-related injuries,...

Motivational traits of elite young soccer players.
December 22, 2004... Abstract Among the most overlooked aspects in the development of elite young soccer players is that of specific psychological traits. Of those traits, motivation has important implications for programs whose objectives are identification...

We train teachers: why not supervisors and mentors?(Abstract)
December 22, 2004... Abstract Tennessee Tech offers a graduate level analysis and supervision of teaching course that includes a practicum experience for prospective and practicing teacher supervisors and mentors. This practicum coincides with an undergraduate...