Physical Education in Elementary Schools

Paper Summary:

This paper presents a research proposal to examine physical education instruction in the elementary school and determine the benefits derived from this instruction. The proposal posits the following hypotheses: : H1: Physical activity, when initiated during the elementary school-age years results in ongoing physical activity throughout the life of the individual thereby promoting that individual's health status in adulthood. H2: Physical Education classes in elementary schools offers a unique potential for instructors in elementary schools to tap into other less utilized dimensions of learning that can be tapped through physical and active learning processes. H3: Physical Education classes in elementary school improves the student's emotional and mental health thereby providing improvement to the student's physical health as well.



Outline:
Purpose
Statement Of The Problem
Hypotheses
Research Objectives
Limitations
Introduction
Statement Of Purpose
Methodology
Brief Review Of Literature
Findings
Recommendations

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"To otherwise conduct such a study would require that the study be longitudinal in nature and would further require that the study be conducted on a grand scale. However, the methodology chosen in this study is one in which many years of study conducted with thousands of participants and through various methodologies may be reviewed and those findings reported in a synthesis of the literature. Limitations in this study will be those relating to the various differences in research methods used in the studies that this work will report in its' findings."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Are your children getting the "right stuff" in their physical education program? (nd) Action for Healthy Kids Organization. Online available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/filelib/resources/White%20paper%20Brief%20and%20long%20version%20%20PE.doc
• Conceptual Model for Children's Program Outcomes (nd) Introduction to the NCEO Model. Evaluating the National Outcomes. Online available at: http://ag.arizona.edu/fcs/cyfernet/nowg/nceomodl.html
• Data, Ashlesha; and Sturm, Roland (2004) Physical Education in Elementary School and Body Mass Index: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study September 2004, Vol 94, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1501-1506(c) 2004 American Public Health Association
• Duncan, B, Boyce WT, and Puffenbarger, N (1983) controlled trial of a physical fitness program for fifth grade students Journal of School Health 1983 Oct;53(8): 467-71.
• Eisenmann, Joey (2002) Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Factors in Children and Adolescents and Subsequent Adult Health Outcomes: A Brief Review. Communicator Journal September 2002 Vol.15 Issue 2. Online available at: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/Wahperd/Newsletter/Newsletter2002ver15(2).doc

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