Palaestra articles from June 1994

Palaestra archives from June 1994

In memoriam: Fred N. Humphrey (Obituary)
June 22, 1994... Fred N. Humphrey, recognized by Palaestra in 1991 as one of five individuals contributing significantly to therapeutic recreation and recreation involving participants with disabilities, died of a stroke in February at a nursing home in King of...

Differences in motor proficiency: males with ADHD and males with LD. (attention deficit hyperactive disorder, learning disabilities)
June 22, 1994... Introduction The impact of an attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) on the academic, social, and psychomotor performance of children has been a source of concern for parents and educators for several decades. Characteristics of...

Self-efficacy and psychological well-being of wheelchair tennis participants and wheelchair non-tennis participants.
June 22, 1994... Introduction Investigators have suggested that sport and exercise participation are associated with psychological well-being (Folkins and Sine, 1981). Furthermore, Morgan (1980) proposed that successful sport participants are...

What shape is your diet?
June 22, 1994... Many athletes eat a linear diet. That is, they eat the same foods day after day: bananas, bananas, bananas; pasta, pasta, pasta. This lack of variety keeps life simple, but often results in unbalanced diets that lack nutrients needed for top...

The profession speaks out on total inclusion. (of handicapped in regular physical education programs)
June 22, 1994... As a follow-up to the Cross Fire feature on total inclusion and least restrictive environment in the Spring, 1994, issue of Palaestra (10(3), 16-35, 52-53), several physical educators (responses from recreation and sports personnel are to...

Dilemma of educational placement for students with severe disabilities. (includes editor's response)
June 22, 1994... Taylor's (1988) analysis of least restrictive environment (LRE) is a major contribution to the field of education. This analysis included an historical perspective framing the development of LRE principles into the existing placement continuum...

Quad rugby illustrated.
June 22, 1994... Many persons have conditions limiting arm and shoulder functions, so skills like shooting baskets are not feasible sport and recreation options. As high-level spinal cord injuries continue to outnumber less serious injuries, (Maddox, 1987),...

Physical education for college students with physical disabilities.
June 22, 1994... DURING the last two decades interest has heightened in physical fitness, physical education, and recreation (Herring, 1987). Most fitness and physical education products, organizations, and literature continue to focus on relatively healthy,...

Diving with spinal cord injury. (part 1) (Cover Story)
June 22, 1994... SCUBA Diving--The What, When, and Where to Go The Petrofsky Center for Rehabilitation and Research has had two decades of experience in developing technology used in out-patient and in-patient rehabilitation of individuals with a variety...

Pre-event education programs for athletes who compete in wheelchairs.
June 22, 1994... Results of a study conducted at a major wheelchair athletic event suggested that athletes who compete in wheelchairs are missing recent information regarding necessary training practices for sports (Hedrick, Morse, & Figoni, 1988). The study...

Special Physical Education: Physical Activity, Sports, and, Recreation.
June 22, 1994... This practical publication presents essential information needed in safe, successful, and satisfying programming for special populations in physical education and extracurricular activities. Emphasis of this book is on developing functional...

Coping with Being Physically Challenged.
June 22, 1994... The author, a mother of three and a teacher of preschool, elementary, and secondary school students, has two children with disabilities--a daughter who was born without a left hand, and a son who was blinded in one eye in an accident. After...

Community Recreation and Persons with Disabilities: Strategies for Integration.
June 22, 1994... This practical how-to guide represents culmination of almost ten years of work involving the integration of persons with disabilities into community recreation and leisure environments. Major focus is on integrating existing services versus...

Coping with a Physically Challenged Brother or Sister.
June 22, 1994... The author, a mother of three and a teacher of preschool, elementary, and secondary school students, has two children with disabilities--a daughter who was born without a left hand, and a son who was blinded in one eye in an accident. After...

Special Law for Special People, 10 tapes.
June 22, 1994... (Comprehensive 10-part training video series designed to aid administrators, educators, students, and parents in understanding federal requirements for educating students with disabilities). Horsham, PA: LRP Publications (Department 430, 747...

Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription for Special Cases: Theoretical Basis and Clinical Application, 2d ed.
June 22, 1994... The goal of this book is to provide information for all professional groups interested in interactions between exercise and health, especially relationships between testing and prescription applications. Proper selection of activities requires...

Against All Odds Award. (Debbie Smelko wins 1994 American Paralysis Association award)
June 22, 1994... Debbie Smelko does not know the words I can't even exist in the English language! And she prefers it that way. Debbie injured her spinal cord in a car accident in 1978 and has been in a wheelchair ever since. Despite a painful rehabilitation,...

The X Paralympic Games: will Atlanta equal the success of Seoul and Barcelona?
June 22, 1994... First held in Rome in 1960 with 400 athletes from 23 countries, the Paralympic Games will hold its tenth competition in Atlanta, August 16-27, 1996. This will be the United States' first ever Paralympic Games held in the same city as the...