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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Physical Education (PE)"”.
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Instructional Strategies to Address Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in Physical Education (PE) Programs with Adolescent Students
… promote social and emotional learning (SEL) in physical education (PE) with adolescent students. A comprehensive literature review took place in order to identify methods used in PE in order to support students’ SEL. Social emotional skills play a critical role in being equipped to handle …
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Beyond the binary: exploring participation in gender-inclusive PE through student and teacher lenses in grade 9
… class structure on student engagement in Grade 9 physical education (PE) within a Canadian Secondary School. Employing a mixed methods case study approach, data was collected through student surveys and semi-structured teacher interviews. Findings reveal that gender-neutral PE environments …
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A Temporal Analysis of Emotions in Girls' Secondary School Physical Education Games and Fitness Classes
Female enthusiasm towards engaging in physical education (PE) significantly decreases with age as it provides females with positive and negative emotional experiences. This study examined emotions within four grade nine female PE soccer and fitness classes (N = 67). Emotional patterns were studied …
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The Factors that Affect Social Acceptance of Students with Disabilities in Physical Education
… for sports or most athletic students in physical education (PE) classes. Because of this and other social differences, students with disabilities are rarely socially accepted by their teachers or peers in PE class. Students with disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their …
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The effects of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in high school physical education classes, school sports and community sports on future sports and physical activity participation: a retrospective study
LGBTQ2-S-phobia is still present within physical education (PE) classes, school sports and community sports. According to Denison and Kitchen (2015), one in five participants reported that PE classes are the most homophobic sporting environment. This mixed method retrospective survey seeks to …
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Exploring capacity and professional development needs of teachers: moving towards inclusive and engaging physical education for girls
Physical education (PE) is an important opportunity for girls to accrue physical activity (PA), health benefits, and healthy PA behavioural patterns that track into adulthood. Girls often have negative experiences within PE, leading them to become disengaged. Teachers are influential on girls' …
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The Influence of Physical Activity on Musculoskeletal Characteristics and Fracture Risk at Growth
Physical Activity (PA) can improve neuromuscular development. A high level of physical activity can perhaps however lead to more fractures. This is a longitudinal population-based exercise intervention study where the school-based physical education (PE) in one school is increased from mean 60 …
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The design, development, implementation and evaluation of Project FLAME: a multi-component, school-based, motor competence intervention for adolescent youth in Ireland
… of relevant stakeholders, particularly qualified Physical Education (PE) specialist teachers, are key vehicles for the provision of movement-based opportunities in youth. The purpose of the first phase of this research was to gather cross-sectional data on adolescent youth, differentiated by …
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The physical educator and physical literacy : exploring connections
Physical literacy (PL) is closely related to daily life activities. Individuals lacking PL tend to avoid not only regular physical activity (PA) but also everyday tasks. PA plays a crucial role in promoting health benefits and is a central element of PL. Moreover, quality Physical Education (PE) is …
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Exploring the Ready Set Play (RSP) programme in Maltese primary schools : the perspective of key stakeholders
Physical activity is increasingly recognised for its profound physical, cognitive, and emotional benefits in childhood. In Malta, the introduction of the Ready Set Play (RSP) programme represents a national effort to embed structured physical activity (PA) within the primary school timetable. …
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The training of physical education teachers for the inculusion of children with special educational needs
The study examined the process of training physical education (PE) teachers for the inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN). This i nvolved a five-stage research process examining the views and opinions of government, statutory, and professional PE associations (the official …
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Preservice Physical Education Teachers' Perceptions Toward Teaching Students With Emotional/Behavioral Disorders in a General Education Setting
By law, physical education (PE) teachers must provide direct service to children with disabilities in the least restrictive environment, which, whenever feasible, is a regular PE class. Traditionally, the adapted physical education (APE) specialist was responsible for teaching students with severe …
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How Do Interventions through the Self-Determination Theory Affect Middle and High School Student’s Participation in Physical Education Class?
… today seem less likely to participate in physical education class because they are either disinterested, unmotivated, or are disengaged in the activity. At the secondary level, students’ disengagement in class may be due to lack of motivation. The self-determination theory has been used to …
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An Examination of Local School Wellness Policies in Virginia
… were to include guidelines for nutrition education, physical education (PE) and physical activity, and foods offered on campus. The purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) compare and contrast proposed goals versus adopted policies in Virginia; and 2) analyze the rigor of LWPs in Virginia. …
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Validation of the Simple Activity Measure (SAM) in a College Physical Activity Class
Background: Community Colleges in Texas have experienced budget cuts. Additionally, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently voted to eliminate physical activity classes as part of the core curriculum in Texas effective the Fall semester of 2014. Further, many counties in South Texas …
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Muscle strength and physical education: epidemiological studies of factors in adolescence and their association with later morbidity
Although Physical Education (PE) is a part of the school curriculum in many countries, the association between the performance in PE and later morbidity is largely unknown. An important marker of health, cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with future cardiovascular disease (CVD) and …
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The Cost of Going Big: Class Size in Middle School Physical Education
<p>Class size is a perennial issue that has been debated and researched for years. While there has been a significant amount of research conducted on the impact that class size plays on the teaching process, much of this research has focused on core academic subjects. California education code …
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Teaching Strategies for Reducing Bullying in Middle School Physical Education
Bullying is characterized as a type of aggression towards another that is deliberate and repeated by one or more individuals who hold an inherent power imbalance. (Greco, 2021; Montero-Carretero et al., 2019). In physical education (PE), poor motor skills and performance can make students …
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Middle School Students' Perceptions of and Responses to the Inclusion of Culturally Relevant Units in the Physical Education Curriculum
… of this study was to examine school students' perceptions of and responses to the inclusion of culturally relevant units in the physical education (PE) curriculum. Specifically, the study examined how less predisposed to be active (LPA) and more predisposed to be active (MPA) students perceived …
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