Physical Educator articles from March 2009

Physical Educator archives from March 2009

Feature articles on African Americans in Sports Illustrated in the 1990s.(Report)
March 22, 2009... Abstract This descriptive study examined whether the coverage of African Americans in the feature articles in Sports Illustrated during the 1990s was representative of their participation levels. Nearly half of the articles featured...

Motivational factors for participating in basic instruction programs.(Report)
March 22, 2009... Abstract Enrollment trends in Basic Instruction Programs (BIPs) have shown a gradual decrease during the past four decades. This trend is significant because of the numerous studies that have declared Americans as unfit, inactive and...

Female students' perceptions about gender-role stereotypes and their influence on attitude toward physical education.(Report)
March 22, 2009... Abstract Why girls 'participation in physical education (PE) dramatically changes once girls reach middle school has been of interest to many researchers. Studying how middle school girls perceive things at this age helps ensure a greater...

An examination of "wash-out" and workplace conditions of beginning physical education teachers.(Report)
March 22, 2009... Abstract The purposes of this study were to: (1) determine the extent of wash-out in two beginning physical education teachers; and (2) determine the workplace conditions these novice teachers experienced that may have influenced the...