INTRODUCTION This study aimed to determine current levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior in middle school students on the basis of grade, sex, student attitudes toward physical education, and residence location. METHODS In 2013, a cross-sectional study of 1793 students aged 12 to 15 years was conducted across eight middle schools in Beijing, China. Four schools were selected from...

the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of work life (qwl) and organizational commitment (oc) and their dimensions in faculty members of physical education faculties and departments of state universities. sample consisted of 217 faculty members of physical education faculties and departments. walton’s (1973) qwl questionnaire and mayer and allen (oc) questionna...

the aim of this study was to compare mental health, quality of life and emotional intelligence in physical education teachers and non-physical education teachers in kermanshah. this study was carried out by a causal-comparative and field method. the statistical population of this study comprised all the teachers of kermanshah (972 physical education teachers and 2854 non-physical education teac...

This paper provides an analysis of developmental discourses underpinning preschool physical education in Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence. Implementing a poststructural perspective, I examine the preschool experiences and outcomes related to physical education, as presented in the Curriculum for Excellence ‘health and wellbeing’ documentation. I interrogate the ways in which developmental d...

At the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, the Rural Medical Education Program prepares students with the special knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be successful as Family Physicians in rural Illinois. Students in this special medical education track spend four months off-campus on a rural preceptorship under the supervision of a practicing rural family physician. This pos...

Background. Past research indicates that physical activity can contribute to the development of children's self-concept. However, the impact of the quality of school physical education programs on children's self-concept has not been properly examined. Aims. This research was designed to answer the key question: is the quality of school physical education programs correlated with the self-conce...

This paper introduces the Capital Area Treatment Rating (CATR) being developed by the occupational and physical therapists of the Capital Area Intermediate Unit in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This rating assists therapists in identifying children in special education who require occupational or physical therapy treatment. The CATR consists of two measurement categories - functional levels and cli...

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 ...