This article advocates a holistic approach to physical education which supplements the traditional physical fitness and skill development focus by incorporating outdoor/adventure activities. Social, emotional, and physical implications of this approach are discussed. (IAH)

This article includes a rationale for including affective objectives in instructional goals, a discussion of literature related to the affective domain, and several learning activities that utilize outdoor education to address affective objectives. (IAH)

Findings from an experimental study conducted at an interpretive trail indicate that visual and tactile experiences facilitate retention of knowledge. The 160 subjects included adults, college freshmen, and fifth-graders. (IAH)

This article addresses the chasm between theory and practice in physical education. Three sources of information influencing curriculum planning are discussed, and a procedural model for bringing theory into practice is presented. (IAH)

A description is given of the planning, implementation, and results of a Physical Fitness Day held at Brigham Young University (BYU) for the benefit of 800 middle school students. The activity evolved from the BYU-Public School Partnership. (IAH)

Results are reported from a survey of 722 Nebraska school administrators which revealed strong support for a physical education curriculum that emphasizes healthful living knowledge, attitudes, and participation. These administrators also encouraged health-oriented changes in the teacher preparation curriculum. Curriculum revisions made at the…

This article examines task sheets and their use in the physical education curriculum. Task sheets allow students to progress at their own rate. They can be used to teach and evaluate closed skills and to encourage problem solving and discovery. Two examples of task sheets are included. (IAH)

This article provides guidelines for schools, agencies and individuals seeking funding for physical education-related programs and activities. Discussed are sources of funding, procedures for preparing grant proposals, and sources of information about available funds. (IAH)

This article discusses the dramatic injury incidence in high school athletics, the lack of medical support for these injuries, and coaches' lack of knowledge and preparation regarding these injuries. It then considers implications of this situation for the coaching profession and for physical education programs that prepare coaches. (IAH)

Task variation, which is the process of presenting both mastered and unmastered tasks intermittently during the class period, is an instructional procedure that increases the motivation and learning of students with disabilities. (IAH)

This article discusses risk management in the outdoor physical education or recreation setting from the perspectives of traditional approaches to the problem, the assumption of risk concept, and the characteristics and attitudes of the participants. Guidelines for evaluating a risk management plan are included. (IAH)

Principals who understand the formative, planning, implementation, and evaluation dimensions of instructional leadership can affect the educational quality of a school. Required is transformational leadership: the ability to understand a changing environment and energize the institution to achieve new goals and to utilize new procedures. (SI)

Developed at Texas A and M University, the Management Profile is a strategy for management skills building for school administrators. To show how it has been utilized, a particular experiment with a group of principals is examined. Plans for further development of skills building strategies are mentioned. (SI)

Describes a survey of secondary school teachers that was conducted to determine their perceptions of their own computer needs and those of their students. The questionnaire, which was completed by 92 teachers, focused on their computer attitudes, needs, and experience. Responses showed that teachers viewed word processing as a high priority for…

Discusses and defines computer-based instructional simulations based on a review and analysis of computer-based simulation studies found in the literature. Simulation studies are classified and analyzed according to the instructional function for which the simulation was used, and needed research is suggested. (36 references) (LRW)