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ERIC Number: EJ507546
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-3084
Going "Beyond the Physical": Social Skills and Physical Education.
McHugh, Elaine
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, v66 n4 p18-21 Apr 1995
Presents two strategies for cultivating social skills and self-esteem in elementary physical education; recommends the gymnasium's informal atmosphere as ideal for addressing social skills. The first strategy involves selecting a most valuable person each day. The second strategy promotes recognition of positive student qualities and parent support and involvement. (SM)
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Gymnasiums, Interpersonal Competence, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Positive Reinforcement, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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