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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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Moving Into the Third Age.
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Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1986
Twelve articles on aging address the needs of older adults. Discussed are effects of physical activity on the aging process, physical assessment procedures, nutrition, dance, aerobics, fitness needs, recreation needs, and even in-home activities for seniors. A listing of resource agencies, books, records, cassettes, journals and indexes is…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Nutrition, Older Adults, Physical Activities
Current Periodicals in Physical Education and the Sport Sciences.
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Crase, Darrell – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1985
This comprehensive list of resources for student and professionals in physical education and sport includes journals of national and international scope. Most are refereed by scholars recognized for their expertise. Others are not refereed in the usual sense but are recognized broadly as authoritative sources. (MT)
Descriptors: Athletics, Physical Education
Teacher Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming.
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French, Ron; Henderson, Hester – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1984
A teacher's attitude toward mainstreaming and disabled students has a great effect on the success of an educational program. Attitudes can be modified through training experiences. Suggested readings for use in teacher preparation courses are listed. (DF)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Higher Education, Mainstreaming, Physical Education
Women and Physical Recreation--A Brief Summary of Research.
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Summerfield, Liane M. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1990
This annotated bibliography cites journal articles and documents selected from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database to present an overview of girls' and women's participation in physical recreation and factors influencing their participation. (IAH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Females
A Selected, Annotated Bibliography for Fitness Educators.
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Whitehead, James R. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992
This annotated bibliography, designed for practitioners and those involved in improving practice, contains 218 citations on topics related to youth physical fitness. Topics include children's fitness and activity status; contents of, and rationale for, fitness education; program suggestions, methods, and strategies; drug problems; and fitness…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Drug Use, Educational Resources