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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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Physical Activity and U.S. Public Elementary Schools: Implications for Our Profession
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Beaulieu, Lisa; Butterfield, Stephen A.; Mason, Craig A.; Loovis, E. Michael – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2012
Childhood obesity in the U.S. has reached crisis proportion. In response, public elementary schools have embarked on various methods to increase children's physical activity. The purpose of this study was to examine strategies by United States public elementary schools to increase children's physical activity. Of particular concern was how…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Adventure Education, Obesity, Elementary Schools
Physical Activity Opportunity in United States Public Elementary Schools
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Beaulieu, Lisa; Butterfield, Stephen A.; Pratt, Phillip – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2009
Recent evidence indicates that many elementary schools have curtailed recess and Physical Education (Morrow, Jackson & Payne 1999). These finding are at a variance with the goal of Healthy People 2010 to increase physical activity. The purpose of this study was to examine physical activity opportunities (PAO) in U. S. public elementary schools.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary Schools, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level