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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Hyndman, Brendon P; Benson, Amanda C.; Telford, Amanda – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Despite an increase in the provision of effective school-based interventions in recent times, there is an absence of literature for teachers focusing on the translation of promising interventions into real-world practice. The aim of this research was to provide a social-ecological guide for teachers of the external validity of implementing the…
Descriptors: Playgrounds, Recreational Activities, Intervention, Focus Groups
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Hyndman, Brendon; Telford, Amanda; Finch, Caroline F.; Benson, Amanda C. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
Non-curricular avenues such as active play during school breaks have been established as a major source for children's physical and cognitive development, yet there is little information for teachers on the influences affecting primary and secondary school students' non-curricular physical activity. During this study focus groups and drawing were…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Focus Groups, Physical Environment
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Jenkinson, Kate A.; Benson, Amanda C. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2010
An on-line questionnaire was completed by 115 physical education teachers to establish the barriers to their implementation of physical education in Victorian state secondary schools. In addition, the barriers perceived by teachers to impact on students' participation in school-based physical education and physical activity were examined. The…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Student Participation