Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health written by Panteleimon Ekkekakis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing body of evidence shows that physical activity can be a cost-effective and safe intervention for the prevention and treatment of a wide range of mental health problems. As researchers and clinicians around the world look for evidence-supported alternatives and complements to established forms of therapy (medication and psychotherapy), interest in physical activity mounts. The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health offers the most comprehensive review of the research evidence on the effects of physical activity on multiple facets of mental health. Written by a team of world-leading international experts, the book covers ten thematic areas: physical activity and the ‘feel good’ effect anxiety disorders depression and mood disorders self-perceptions and self-evaluations cognitive function across the lifespan psychosocial stress pain energy and fatigue addictions quality of life in special populations. This volume presents a balanced assessment of the research evidence, highlights important directions for future work, and draws clear links between theory, research, and clinical practice. As the most complete and authoritative resource on the topic of physical activity and mental health, this is essential reading for researchers, students and practitioners in a wide range of fields, including clinical and health psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, behavioural and preventive medicine, gerontology, nursing, public health and primary care.
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Paediatric Exercise Science and Medicine written by Neil Armstrong and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-10-23 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explains the principles of developmental exercise science, assessment of performance, the promotion of young people's health and well-being, and the clinical diagnosis and management of sports injuries in children and adolescents.
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Download or read book The Mental Measurements Yearbook written by Oscar Krisen Buros and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessing Physical Fitness Components Obesity Motor Skills Health Outcomes and Academic Performance of Schoolchildren written by Souhail Hermassi and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Seventh Mental Measurements Yearbook written by Price Stern Sloan Publishing and published by Buros Center for Testing. This book was released on 1972 with total page 1064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Customers who place a standing order for the Tests in Print series or the Mental Measurements Yearbook series will receive a 10% discount on every volume. To place your standing order, please call 800-755-1105 (in the U.S.) or 402-472-3581 (outside the U.S.). The most widely acclaimed reference series in education and psychology, the Mental Measurements Yearbooks are designed to assist professionals in selecting and using standardized tests. The series, initiated in 1938, provides factual information, critical reviews, and comprehensive bibliographic references on the construction, use, and validity of all tests published in English.The objectives of the Mental Measurements Yearbooks have remained essentially the same since the publication of the series. These objectives include provision to test users of: factual information on all known tests published as separates in the English-speaking countries of the world candidly critical test reviews written for the MMYs by qualified professional people representing a variety of viewpoints excerpts of the critical portions of test reviews which have been published in professional journals comprehensive bibliographies, for specific tests, of references which have been examined for their relevance to the particular tests listing of books on measurements and closely related fields, as well as excerpts of evaluative statements from reviews of these books in professional journals.Each yearbook is a unique publication, supplementing rather than supplanting the previous volumes. The Seventh Mental Measurements Yearbook is a two-volume reference work presenting: Information on 1,157 tests 181excerpted journal reviews 798 original reviews by 439 specialists 12,539 references on the construction, use and validity of specific tests A bibliography of 664 books on testing with 554 reviews they received A directory of 443 test and book publishers Comprehensive author, title, and scanning index
Download or read book Organization and Administration of Physical Education written by Greenberg, Jayne and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to know how to be the best, you learn from the best. Two SHAPE America Physical Education Administrators of the Year share what it takes to be an outstanding administrator in Organization and Administration of Physical Education: Theory and Practice. Jayne Greenberg and Judy LoBianco, veteran leaders in the field with decades of successful administration experience, head a sterling list of contributors who have taught at the elementary, middle school, high school, and college levels in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Together, these contributors expound on the roles and responsibilities of physical education administrators through both theoretical and practical lenses.
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Download or read book Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance written by James R. Morrow and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2011 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brand new edition paves the way for students and professionals to identify and solve human performance problems in all areas of sport science, physical education, health, and fitness. The text introduces students to tests and measurements and guides them through the minefield of statistics, data and decision-making and most importantly being able to understand and make sense of data.
Download or read book Nutrition and Sustainable Development Goal 4 Quality Education written by Sarah Burkhart and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-07-03 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the Millennium Development Goals, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the cornerstone of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, billed by the UN as “an agenda of unprecedented scope and significance.” These seventeen goals are conceived as integrated, indivisible, and as balancing the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. To be achieved by 2030, the goals are organized around five core pillars: people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership. As a member of the SDGs Publishers Compact, Frontiers is committed to advocating the themes represented by the SDGs and accelerating progress to achieve them. Nutrition sits at the heart of the SDGs. In addition to achieving ‘Zero Hunger’ (SDG2), improvements in nutrition are critical to both achieve and reap the benefits of all seventeen global goals. With good nutrition comes improved health and wellbeing (SDG3), enhanced educational and work productivity (SDGs 4 and 8), less poverty (SDG1) and reduced inequalities (SDGs 5 and 10). And with stronger and more sustainable environments, communities, and technologies (SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11-17) improved food security and nutrition will follow. As part of an innovative collection showcasing nutrition in the context of the SDGs, this Research Topic will focus on Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education.
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Download or read book Health and Academic Achievement written by Blandina Bernal-Morales and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emotional, physical and social well-being describe human health from birth. Good health goes hand in hand with the ability to handle stress for the future. However, biological factors such as diet, life experiences such as drug abuse, bullying, burnout and social factors such as family and community support at the school stage tend to mold health problems, affecting academic achievements. This book is a compilation of current scientific information about the challenges that students, families and teachers face regarding health and academic achievements. Contributions also relate to how physical activity, psychosocial support and other interventions can be made to understand resilience and vulnerability to school desertion. This book will be of interest to readers from broad professional fields, non-specialist readers, and those involved in education policy.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education written by Steven B. Mertens and published by IAP. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education provides a comprehensive overview of the field. This publication includes seven anchor essays (5000 words) that cover the following topics: the history of the middle school movement; academically excellent curriculum, instruction, and assessment; developmental responsiveness in relation to young adolescents; social equity in middle grades schools; leadership in middle level schools; teacher and administrator preparation and professional development; and future directions in relation to the movement, practices, and policy. Leading scholars in the field of middle grades education were invited to author these essays. In addition to the seven anchor essays, the encyclopedia contains alphabetically organized entries (short entries approximately 500 words; long entries approximately 2000 words) that address important concepts, ideas, terms, people, organizations, and seminal publications related to middle grades education. Contributors to the encyclopedia have provided sufficient information so that the reader can place the idea, concept, person, etc. into its proper context in the history of the middle school movement. Entries are meant to be introductory; after an overview of the essentials of the topic the reader is guided to more extensive sources for further investigation. Where appropriate, the reader is also directed to electronic sources such as websites where additional information can be retrieved.
Download or read book Tests in Print written by Oscar Krisen Buros and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
