'Lifetime Fitness for Health' Course Assessment: Implications for Curriculum Improvement
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| Title: | 'Lifetime Fitness for Health' Course Assessment: Implications for Curriculum Improvement |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cardinal, Bradley J., Cardinal, Marita K., Burger, Molly E. |
| Source: | Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD). Oct 2005 76(8):48-48. |
| Availability: | Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-213-7193, ext. 493 (Toll Free). |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Curriculum Development, Comprehensive School Health Education, Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Educational Assessment, State Surveys |
| Geographic Terms: | Oregon |
| ISSN: | 0730-3084 |
| Abstract: | Every other year, comprehensive school health education programs and policies are assessed nationally using the School Health Education Profile (SHEP) survey (Grunbaum et al., 1998). The data are collected in modules that are completed by different stakeholders within the school system. As part of a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Oregon has participated in the SHEP survey since 1996 (Dowler & Ehrlich, 2002). Oregon is believed to be the first state to assess its middle and high school level Lifetime Fitness for Health courses within the SHEP survey. While the results of this study cannot be generalized to other states, this initial report may serve to stimulate similar research elsewhere. Also, as will be seen, the results, coupled with the findings of other studies, generated some curriculum and instruction issues that are important for physical educators beyond the state of Oregon to consider. It is hoped that this research will create a national dialogue regarding the importance of Lifetime Fitness for Health courses in the physical education curriculum, the developmental scope and sequence of content covered in these courses, and the need for a greater sharing of appropriate teaching practices regarding the instruction of these courses both within and across grade levels. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Number of References: | 35 |
| Entry Date: | 2006 |
| Accession Number: | EJ727984 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Every other year, comprehensive school health education programs and policies are assessed nationally using the School Health Education Profile (SHEP) survey (Grunbaum et al., 1998). The data are collected in modules that are completed by different stakeholders within the school system. As part of a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Oregon has participated in the SHEP survey since 1996 (Dowler & Ehrlich, 2002). Oregon is believed to be the first state to assess its middle and high school level Lifetime Fitness for Health courses within the SHEP survey. While the results of this study cannot be generalized to other states, this initial report may serve to stimulate similar research elsewhere. Also, as will be seen, the results, coupled with the findings of other studies, generated some curriculum and instruction issues that are important for physical educators beyond the state of Oregon to consider. It is hoped that this research will create a national dialogue regarding the importance of Lifetime Fitness for Health courses in the physical education curriculum, the developmental scope and sequence of content covered in these courses, and the need for a greater sharing of appropriate teaching practices regarding the instruction of these courses both within and across grade levels. |
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| ISSN: | 0730-3084 |
