background: exposure to job stress causes deleterious effects on physical and mental health of employees and productivity of organizations. objective: to study work-related stressors among employees of prisons of ilam, western iran. methods: in a cross-sectional study conducted from july to october 2013, 177 employees of ilam prisons and security-corrective measures organization were enrolled i...

This article proposes a theory- and practice-based model for adapting physical activities. The ecological frame of reference includes Dynamic and Action System Theory, World Health Organization International Classification of Function and Disability, and Adaptation Theory. A systematic model is presented addressing (a) the task objective, (b) task criteria, (c) limitation and enablement criteri...

Higher education is facing a renaissance in terms of its approaches to teaching and learning and the use of physical and virtual spaces. This book will address the question of how higher education institutions and administrators need to re-conceptualize, re-design, and rethink the use of space for students entering university in the 21st Century. Higher education institutions are no longer defi...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the motives and reasons of non-physical education graduates to continue their education in postgraduate physical education discipline. research method was descriptive. the statistical sample of the research consisted of physical education students of the universities in tehran who were studying in 2009-2010 educational disciplines. 136 subjects were ...

in order to promote and improve the quality of educational spaces and achieving a comprehensive statistics, evaluation and analysis of schools neglected in most iran’s schools,  while educational spaces play an important role in the social and cultural structure and population growing and schools as one of the most basic educational centers, study on this field is important. therefore, schools ...

BACKGROUND This study examined physical activity opportunities and barriers at 36 geographically diverse middle schools participating in the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls. METHODS Principals, physical education and health education department heads, and program leaders were interviewed to assess policies and instructional practices that support physical activity. RESULTS Schools pr...

conclusions according to the results, interventions based on socioecological model can positively affect women’s physical activity. results the results indicated insignificant differences between the two groups in terms of perceived social, physical, and political support and also with regard to level of physical activity before intervention. however after the intervention and according to inde...

PURPOSE To investigate the pathways from level of education to low back pain (LBP) in the adult population, especially concerning the role of physical working constraints, and personal factors (overweight, tobacco consumption, and tallness). METHODS The study population consisted of 15,534 subjects from the National Health Survey, with data on LBP, level of education, personal factors, and ph...

Abstract This study investigates how physical education (PE) teachers make sense of peer bullying, which types behaviors they associate with their opinions about these behaviors, and methods for preventing bullying. The group consisted 18 PE teachers. interview technique was used as a qualitative research method in the study. data obtained after one-on-one interviews were analyzed through conte...

this study examined the relationship between physical fitness and self–esteem in non – physical education students. 109 female and 225 male students who took general physical education course (1). the students completed cooper – smith questionnaire and their scores of general physical education course. the mean score of physical fitness for male students was 17.4 and for female students 19.1. t...