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Uncovering What’s Really Important: Using Drawings to Enhance the Dialogue With Students About Physical Education Experiences
Peter A. Hastie, Antonio Calderón, Sheri J. Brock, Claire Mowling, and Ann MacPhail
Teacher Caring and Perceptions of In-School Play
Sheri L. Burson, Darla M. Castelli, and Heather Erwin
reimagining the current situation where the student could pretend to be the teacher or coach to step back from the demands and responsibilities of being a student. The right to play is part of childhood ( United Nations, 1989 ), but many U.S. states lack policies supporting that right. The most recent data
Physical Education Teachers’ Experiences With Remote Instruction During the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kevin Mercier, Erin Centeio, Alex Garn, Heather Erwin, Risto Marttinen, and John Foley
closures and lost PA time in PE projected increases in childhood obesity, with significant race and gender differences, and called for public health interventions ( An, 2020 ). Collectively, these studies, along with the identified benefits of regular PA, strongly suggest a public health need for a focus
Is Just Moving Enough for Girls? The Moderation Role of Gross Motor Development Level in the Association Between Physical Activity and Cognition
Jacqueline Páez-Herrera, Juan Hurtado-Almonacid, Julio B. Mello, Catalina Sobarzo, Paula Plaza-Arancibia, Juliana Kain-Berkovic, Barbara Leyton, Johana Soto-Sánchez, Verónica Leiva–Guerrero, and Albert Batalla–Flores
Childhood and adolescence are characterized by a critical and sensitive period of brain development ( Andersen, 2003 ). This process is related to socioemotional, self-concept, and mental health development ( Diamond, 2013 ). This process is related to cognitive development, especially executive
Impact of Embedding High-Intensity Interval Training in Schools and Sports Training on Children and Adolescent’s Cardiometabolic Health and Health-Related Fitness: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Narelle Eather, Mark Babic, Nicholas Riley, Sarah A. Costigan, and David R. Lubans
participation in HIIT for young people, especially among short-duration studies, may be profound; especially given that low CRF in childhood is a significant independent predictor of metabolic syndrome in early adulthood—and a powerful marker of current and future health status ( Raghuveer et al., 2020
“Learn to Function in the System”: The Organizational Socialization of Urban Physical Educators
Colin G. Pennington, Galila Werber-Zion, and Tanya Prewitt-White
researchers were interested in understanding (a) UPEs’ motives for remaining in the field of physical education, (b) if urban public school administrators are supportive of physical education programs in view of their positive effect on childhood fitness, and (c) the value UPEs place on health-related fitness
Measuring Physical Education Teacher Socialization With Respect to Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming
Christopher Barton Merica, Cate A. Egan, Collin A. Webster, Diana Mindrila, Grace Goc Karp, David R. Paul, Hailey McKown, and Seth Rose
’s current CSPAP involvement ( Carson & Webster, 2020 ; Richards et al., 2014 , 2019 ). The first phase of socialization (i.e., AC) is defined as any K–12 childhood experience that has an impact on a PET’s attitudes and behaviors toward the teaching profession ( Lawson, 1983a ). During AC, PETs develop
Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of a Motor Competence Assessment Digital App
Eduarda Sousa-Sá, Natalie Lander, Ahmad Abu Alqumsan, Shehab Alsanwy, Darius Nahavandi, Nicole Toomey, Shady Mohamed, Steven Lewis, and Lisa M. Barnett
physically active lifestyle and motor competence (MC), thus presenting an essential factor across the human life span that should be developed from early childhood. MC is defined as a person’s ability to perform different motor skill actions, including coordination of both fine and gross motor skills
Social–Ecological Considerations in Sustaining Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Follow-Up Study
Kahyun Nam, Pamela H. Kulinna, Shannon C. Mulhearn, Hyeonho Yu, Janelle M. Griffo, and Aaron J. Mason
In the United States, obesity and overweight are the most prominent health problems among children ( Hales et al., 2017 ). Increasing childhood obesity and overweight rates have led to a focus on promoting physical activity (PA) as a public health priority ( Hunt, 2017 ). Along these lines, the
“Go Where the Big Challenges Are”: Preservice Physical Educators as Change Agents
Corrine M. Wickens and Jenny Parker
candidates, students in this study experienced models of literacy integration in physical education settings including thematic, interdisciplinary approaches across multiple semesters. Grade bands for such activities ranged from early childhood through secondary level. Thus, we specifically addressed the