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Direct linkKahan, David; Nicaise, Virginie; Reuben, Karen – Physical Educator, 2016
Teacher prompting is a means to increase preschool children's physical activity. Twelve 4- and 5-year-olds at one preschool in the southwest U.S. participated in an ABA prompting intervention that utilized a bug-in-the-ear device to signal teachers to prompt sedentary children to increase physical activity level during unstructured recess.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Activities, Prompting, Physical Education
Kahan, David – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2008
Physical education is traditionally thought of as the primary means of providing physical activity in the school environment. However, only 17 to 22 percent of elementary schools offer daily physical education with a cumulative duration of about 85 to 98 minutes per week. Based on pedometer counts of weekday physical activity, lunch recess and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Education, Extracurricular Activities, Physical Activities
McKenzie, Thomas L.; Kahan, David – Elementary School Journal, 2008
Physical inactivity is a serious public health problem that is associated with numerous preventable diseases. Public health concerns, particularly those related to the increased prevalence of overweight, obesity, and diabetes, call for schools to become proactive in the promotion of healthy, physically active lifestyles. This article begins by…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Elementary Schools, Physical Activities
Peer reviewedBrinkman, Bruce; Cook, Kendall L.; Kahan, David; Elliott, Gloria; Myrick, Steve; Greene, Babs; Snow, Jeffrey; Stein, Julian U. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2005
This article shares the personal opinions of eight physical education teachers. The educators briefly share their feelings on structured recess.
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Physical Activities, Elementary School Students, Physical Education
