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Goh, Tan Leng – Quest, 2022
Research in Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) has evolved over the past decade. A goal of CSPAP is to provide opportunities for children and adolescents to engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity through school-based physical activity programs. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Educational Research, Physical Education
Chen, Senlin; Gu, Xiangli – Quest, 2018
Comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) holds much promise as a solution for youth PA promotion, due to its strong theoretical and political support. In this article, we review the current research on CSPAP. Fifty-four published articles that met the inclusion criteria were identified and retrieved using direct library database…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Health Promotion, Literature Reviews
Palmer, Stephen E.; Behrens, Timothy K. – Quest, 2017
Physical education (PE) can make meaningful contributions to public health by directly providing moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA) opportunities for school-aged youth. Quality PE aims to contribute indirectly to PA beyond the school day. Unfortunately, insufficient evidence exists regarding the impact of PE on lifelong PA. This has led…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Public Health, Physical Activity Level, Skill Development
Lambdin, Dolly – Quest, 2016
Amy Morris Homans was an amazing leader in the early development of physical education. She believed that every individual must be educated academically and physically. Earlier this year, SHAPE America committed to making her vision a reality with the goal of empowering ALL students with the skills, knowledge, habits, and determination to make…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Health Related Fitness
Kosma, Maria; Buchanan, David R.; Hondzinski, Jan – Quest, 2015
Despite the proliferation of theory-based behavior-change programs to promote physical activity, obesity and diabetes rates continue to rise. Given the notable ineffective interventions, it is important to examine why these efforts have been largely unsuccessful and to consider potential alternatives. The purpose of this article is to consider the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Values, Investigations
Pate, Russell R.; O'Neill, Jennifer R.; McIver, Kerry L. – Quest, 2011
Physical education has been an institution in American schools since the late 19th century, and today almost all American children are exposed to physical education classes. It has often been claimed that physical education provides important benefits to public health. The purpose of this paper is to determine if physical education increases…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Public Health, Physical Activity Level
Zieff, Susan G.; Veri, Maria J. – Quest, 2009
This article examines the obesity, health, and physical activity discourses of the past 35 years in the context of the United States with particular reference to five social sectors: the biomedical domain; the popular media; nonprofit foundations, centers and agencies; various national and multinational corporations; and government at all levels.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Physical Activities, Public Health
Li, Kin-Kit; Cardinal, Bradley J.; Settersten, Richard A., Jr. – Quest, 2009
This article illustrates how a life-course perspective can be infused more fully into the research field of physical activity promotion. A life-course perspective is particularly promising in connecting, organizing, and supplementing current knowledge and can potentially stimulate and direct future research and intervention efforts by using a…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Research Methodology, Physical Activity Level, Children
McKenzie, Thomas L.; Sallis, James F.; Rosengard, Paul – Quest, 2009
School physical education plays an important role in public health. Nonetheless, there are few evidence-based, health-related, physical education programs and very little is known about how to disseminate them for widespread use. This article (a) presents background information and a review of the completed research on the SPARK (Sports, Play, and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Middle Schools, Private Sector, Public Health
Chodzko-Zajko, Wojtek; Schwingel, Andiara – Quest, 2009
In this paper we focus our attention on an examination of the four-step process adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its systematic campaign to promote physically active lifestyles by older adults across the 193 WHO member states. The four steps adopted by the WHO include (1) Building Consensus Among Professionals; (2) Educating the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Health Personnel, Public Health
Kretchmar, R. Scott – Quest, 2008
Silos and bunkers have been allies in the development of kinesiology for nearly 50 years. Silos of specialization allow us to go toe-to-toe with researchers in parent disciplines, compete for grants, and otherwise spread our academic wings. The bunkers of utility and generic movement provide an important degree of legitimacy for a subject matter…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Human Body
Stodden, David F.; Goodway, Jacqueline D.; Langendorfer, Stephen J.; Roberton, Mary Ann; Rudisill, Mary E.; Garcia, Clersida; Garcia, Luis E. – Quest, 2008
Although significant attention has been paid to promoting the importance of physical activity in children, adolescents, and adults, we do not currently understand how to promote sustained physical activity levels throughout the lifespan. We contend that previous research has failed to consider the dynamic and synergistic role that motor skill…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Psychomotor Skills
Gard, Michael – Quest, 2008
It is obviously possible to argue that education is always an arm of social policy. However, there are just as surely degrees of directness between the agendas of noneducational authorities and what happens in school and university classrooms. This article considers what appears to be a direct example of a particular public policy agenda, the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Public Policy, Goal Orientation
Burton, Laura J.; VanHeest, Jaci L. – Quest, 2007
The most significant concern within the US educational community is the academic achievement gap. Investigation of the achievement gap reveals that minority students across all levels of education are not meeting the same academic measures as their non-Hispanic White peers. In addition, a disproportionate number of minority children are identified…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Academic Achievement, Minority Group Children
McKenzie, Thomas L. – Quest, 2007
Sedentary living is a serious global public health problem that is associated with numerous preventable diseases. Schools are in a position to be the most cost-effective public resource to combat inactivity. In schools physical educators are positioned to be the strongest advocates of a healthy, active lifestyle. To effectively promote physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Public Health, Physical Education Teachers