Implementation and Outcomes of a Responsibility-Based Physical Activity Program Integrated into an Intact High School Physical Education Class

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. Wright ◽  
Suzanne Burton
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Physical Education Class ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Education Class ◽  
High School Physical Education

Underserved youth are at risk for numerous threats to their physical and psychological well-being. To navigate the challenges they face, they need a variety of positive life skills. This study systematically explored the implementation and short-term outcomes of a responsibility-based physical activity program that was integrated into an intact high school physical education class. Qualitative methods, drawing on multiple data sources, were used to evaluate a 20-lesson teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) program. Participants were 23 African American students in an urban high school. Five themes characterized the program: (a) establishing a relevant curriculum, (b) navigating barriers, (c) practicing life skills, (d) seeing the potential for transfer, and (e) creating a valued program. Findings extend the empirical literature related to TPSR and, more generally, physical activity programs designed to promote life skills. Implications for practitioners are discussed.

Physical Activity Patterns of College Students with and without High School Physical Education

2005 ◽  
Vol 100 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1114-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett Everhart ◽  
Michael Kernodle ◽  
Kesley Ballard ◽  
Cathy McKey ◽  
Billy Eason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Physical Education Class ◽  
Physical Activity Patterns ◽  
Education Class ◽  
High School Physical Education

The purpose of this study was to examine differences in physical activity patterns of high school graduates in Texas who completed physical education class credit during high school and those who did not but who were varsity athletes. A questionnaire was designed and tested for reliability prior to being administered to 201 college students. Analysis indicated that participants who completed high school physical education class credit do not currently participate in regular physical activity as mucn as those who were not required to complete such credit. Conversely, athletes who did not participate in physical education reported currently engaging in more cardiovascular exercise and team sports than the physical education students during high school.

scholarly journals Actividad física evaluada en la clase de educación física en estudiantes de secundaria con discapacidad y sin discapacidad antes y durante la pandemia por COVID-19 (Physical activity assessed in physical education class in disabled and non-disabled high

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 447-451
Author(s):  
Javier Arturo Hall-López ◽  
Paulina Yesica Ochoa-Martínez ◽  
Edgar Ismael Alarcón-Meza ◽  
Ana Maria Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Physical Education Class ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Education Class ◽  
Significant Difference

  Objetivo: Evaluar la actividad física en la clase de educación física en estudiantado de secundaria con discapacidad y sin discapacidad antes y durante la pandemia por COVID-19. Método: Los sujetos participantes fueron estudiantes de secundaria con una edad promedio de 15.2±5.7 años, 106 estudiantes sin discapacidad y 77 estudiantes diagnosticados con discapacidad, la actividad física se evaluó antes y durante la pandemia por COVID-19 mediante el cuestionario internacional de actividad física IPAQ. Resultados: El análisis de varianza (ANOVA) mixtas 2 x 2 (grupos x mediciones), indicó que una diferencia estadísticamente significativa de p=.001 entre los grupos y p=.005 las mediciones con mayor gasto energético semanal de actividad física, en el estudiantado sin discapacidad. Conclusiones: Al comparar los valores con una investigación que utilizó el mismo procedimiento metodológico, el estudiantado con discapacidad reporta mayores hábitos sedentarios que escolares no diagnosticados con discapacidad, durante la pandemia por COVID-19. Abstract. Objective: To evaluate physical activity in physical education class in disabled and non-disabled high school students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Participating subjects were high school students with an average age of 15.2 ± 5.7 years, 106 students without disabilities and 77 students diagnosed with disabilities, physical activity was evaluated before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using the international activity questionnaire IPAQ physics. Results: The analysis of variance (ANOVA) mixed 2 x 2 (groups x measurements), indicated that a statistically significant difference of p = .001 between the groups and p = .005 the measurements with the highest weekly energy expenditure of physical activity, in the student body without disabilities. Conclusions: When comparing the values ​​with an investigation that used the same methodological procedure, students with disabilities report higher sedentary habits than schoolchildren undiagnosed with disabilities, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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