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Direct linkIserbyt, Peter; van der Mars, Hans; Drijvers, Hannelore; Seghers, Jan – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs aim to maximize the application of skills learned in physical education (PE) in other settings. We investigated students' generalization of participation in fitness activities from PE to organized fitness programs during lunch recess. Method: Voluntary participation of 153 (74 girls, age…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Females, Physical Education, Physical Fitness
Mulhearn, Shannon C.; Yu, Hyeonho; van der Mars, Hans; Griffo, Janelle M.; Kulinna, Pamela H. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: Grounded in the behavioral ecological model, and to address a lack of park space, this study looked at community members' use of public high school physical activity (PA) facilities during nonschool hours while considering the effects of seasonality. Method: Data included 3,959 observation sweeps across 19 public high school campuses over…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, Physical Activity Level, Recreational Facilities
Griffo, Janelle; Nam, Kahyun; van der Mars, Hans; Kulinna, Pamela; Ross, Allison – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Children's health is affected by physical activity (PA) opportunities throughout the school day. Schools are a central venue for children meeting physical activity recommendations, and multiple areas, such as recess, have been established to protect against childhood obesity and overweight. Senate Bill 1083 is a law that addresses recess policies…
Descriptors: State Legislation, State Policy, Educational Policy, Recess Breaks
Kwon, Ja Youn; Kulinna, Pamela H.; van der Mars, Hans; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Koro-Ljungberg, Mirka – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2019
Purpose: Given the emphasis on the important role of physical education within Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (CSPAPs), the purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) prepares teacher candidates for CSPAP roles. Methods: A total of 144 PETE program completed the online…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs
McMullen, Jaimie; van der Mars, Hans; Jahn, Julie A. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
The purpose of this study is to describe the experiences of physical education teacher education (PETE) majors enrolled in an internship course that provided them with authentic experiences promoting and facilitating a before-school physical activity (PA) program and to examine the associated implications for PETE programs within the Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Hastie, Peter A.; van der Mars, Hans; Layne, Todd; Wadsworth, Danielle – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2012
This study examined the effectiveness of three conditions in which 48 fourth-grade students were prompted to be physically active out of school. Using an alternating treatments design (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007) the three intervention conditions included: (a) Baseline: No prompting of students, (b) Teacher Prompts: Verbal prompt to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Play, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
