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Direct linkEnnis, Catherine D. – Quest, 2011
One question facing kinesiologists today is how to implement findings from research into society, in this case, physical education. In this paper I examine the role of a balanced approach to educational physical education in promoting physical activity. I argue that limiting physical education to simple tasks that encourage students to workout at…
Descriptors: Evidence, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Psychomotor Skills
Ennis, Catherine D. – Quest, 2010
New opportunities exist in graduate and undergraduate kinesiology programs for both enhancement and innovation. Professional master's degrees prepare students for careers at the intersections of academic disciplines and the business world. Interdisciplinary study can result in opportunities not only for innovative research discoveries, but also…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Graduate Study, College Students, Physical Education
Ennis, Catherine D. – Quest, 2006
This paper highlights events and issues in the development of physical education as a school subject. From the origin of physical culture in the German and Swedish "Battle of the Gymnastics Systems" to the advent of the New Physical Education in 1927, physical education curriculum has been a contested terrain. This remains true today as physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Course Content, Curriculum, History
Owens, Lynn M.; Ennis, Catherine D. – Quest, 2005
The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of three theoretical frameworks that appear related to teachers who manifest an ethic of care. An in-depth review of related literature develops Noddings' theory of the ethic of care, focusing on defining care in teaching. It is further supported with theories of moral development, the theory…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Ethics, Moral Development
Peer reviewedEnnis, Catherine D. – Quest, 1994
Curricular expertise is reflected in teachers' abilities to select and convey content appropriate to the learner within a particular contextual setting and situation. The article describes traditional conceptualizations of knowledge and beliefs, focusing on relationships between the two concepts that promote a greater understanding of curricular…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedEnnis, Catherine D. – Quest, 2000
Examines the context of contemporary sport-based physical education (PE) that contributes to student disengagement, arguing that thematic interventions using a social constructivist perspective on curriculum development can enhance PE experiences for disengaged students and summarizing characteristics of a social constructivist approach to…
Descriptors: Athletics, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
