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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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Promoting Physical Activity in Hong Kong Chinese Young People: Factors Influencing Their Subjective Task Values and Expectancy Beliefs in Physical Activity
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Pang, Bonnie – European Physical Education Review, 2014
According to Eccles et al.'s (1983) Expectancy Value Model, the two major constructs that influence young people's activity choice are subjective task value and expectancy beliefs (Eccles et al., 1983). Eccles et al. (1983) conceptually distinguished four dimensions of subjective task value: attainment value, intrinsic value, utility…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Influences, Qualitative Research
Subjective Task Value in Physical Activity Participation: The Perspective of Hong Kong Schoolchildren
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Pang, Bonnie; Ha, Amy Sau Ching – European Physical Education Review, 2010
Subjective Task Value (STV) is a multidimensional construct of values predominantly used to examine western culture (Eccles et al., 1983); it is influential in motivating individuals to make choices and display long-lasting behaviours. While existing studies were conducted with western populations, the manifestation of value has yet to be…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Asian Culture, Physical Activity Level, Validity
Comparison of Perceived Support for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Related Practices of Children and Young Adolescents in Hong Kong and Australia
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Ha, Amy; Abbott, Rebecca; Macdonald, Doune; Pang, Bonnie – European Physical Education Review, 2009
This study compared the self-reported physical activity, perceived social support for, and perceived barriers to, physical activity of primary and secondary school children from Hong Kong and Australia. Hong Kong boys and girls reported spending significantly less time, outside of school hours, on physical activity than their Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Parent Influence, Barriers