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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Physical fitness, diet and exercise
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Physical fitness, diet and exercise series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
STUDENTS AND SCHOOL-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SELECT ANALYSES ; STUDENTS AND SCHOOL-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SELECT ANALYSES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 K-12 EDUCATION: SCHOOL-BASED PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS PROGRAMS* ; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS ; BACKGROUND ; Prevalence and Consequences of Obesity among U.S. Children ; Benefits of Participating in Physical Education and Sports ; Federal, State, and Local Roles ; WHILE PE INSTRUCTION TIME HAS DECREASED, OFFICIALS SAID SCHOOL SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES HAVE GENERALLY INCREASED. |
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PE Instruction Time Has Decreased, but Schools Increasingly Require Some PE in Each Grade Opportunities ; Program Standards and Content ; Participation ; Most Officials Reported Increased Opportunities to Participate in School Sports ; Opportunities ; Participation ; SCHOOLS CITED RESOURCE CHALLENGES TO PROVIDING PE AND SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES BUT HAVE MITIGATED SOME OF THEM ; Officials Said PE Opportunities Have Been Affected by Budget Cuts and Inadequate Facilities; Schools Also Face Budget and Other Challenges in Providing Sports Opportunities but Have Partially Mitigated Them. |
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Transportation Facilities and Equipment ; Coaches; Mitigating Funding Challenges ; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION ; APPENDIX I: ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS THAT OFFERED INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS IN 2006, BY SCHOOL LEVEL ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHOOL- BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, INCLUDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE* ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; Methods ; Results; 1. School-Based Physical Education Studies ; 2. Recess Studies ; 3. Classroom Physical Activity Studies. |
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4. Extracurricular Physical Activity Studies Strengths and Limitations ; Implications for Policy ; Implications for Schools ; INTRODUCTION ; METHODS ; Conceptual Definitions ; 1. Cognitive Skills and Attitudes ; 2. Academic Behaviors ; 3. Academic Achievement; Inclusion Criteria ; Identification of Studies that Met the Inclusion Criteria ; Classification of Studies ; Study Coding Process ; Data Analysis ; RESULTS ; School-Based Physical Education Studies ; Intervention Studies ; Nonintervention Studies ; Strengths and Limitations of Methods ; Recess Studies ; Intervention Studies. |
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Nonintervention Studies Strengths and Limitations of Methods; Classroom Physical Activity Studies ; Strengths and Limitations of Methods ; Extracurricular Physical Activity Studies; Interscholastic School Sports ; Other School-Related Extracurricular Physical Activity ; Intervention Studies ; Nonintervention Studies ; Strengths and Limitations of Methods ; SUMMARY ; Overall Findings ; Findings for Physical Activity by Context ; Findings by Gender, Other Demographic Characteristics, and Research Design ; Strengths and Limitations of Review ; Implications for Future Research or Evaluation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Physical fitness for children -- United States.
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Physical fitness for children. |
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United States. |
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Physical education for children -- United States.
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Physical education for children. |
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Diet -- Childhood and youth.
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Diet. |
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Exercise -- Childhood and youth.
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Exercise. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Rogers, Edwin J., editor.
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Harvey, Griffith L., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Students and school-based physical activity New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2012] 1620817047 (DLC) 2012462917 |
| ISBN |
9781620817346 ebook |
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1620817349 |
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1620817047 |
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9781620817049 |
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