Outdoor Adventure Education
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A 3 page paper hat provides background on the outdoor adventure education movement and explains the activities that may be included in this curriculum. The writer discusses the goals and positive outcomes of these programs. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGotdr8.rtf

PE in New York City
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A 5 page research paper that examines the topic of reform in regards to Physical Education programs being implemented in the state of New York. The writer examines the dire need for PE standards in NYC and then relates how such standards are improving PE throughout the state. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khpenyc.rtf

Personal Statement - What Children Mean To Me
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A 3 page paper that reflects the personal statement of a teacher applying for a job as P.E. teacher. The title is self-explanatory. The writer comments on the importance of children, how Jesus felt about children, the importance of lessons in school, and ends with a poem from an unknown author. No Bibliography.
Filename: PGchmnm.RTF

Physical Education – An Endangered Species?
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This 5-page report examines the ramifications of budget cuts in athletic programs for grades K-12. In the face of staggering statistics pointing to the ever-increasing rate of childhood obesity, an alarming number of schoolchildren are no longer offered even a modicum in the way of Physical Education classes. With no release for their excess of energy and no safe place to vent natural aggression, could this be contributing to the incidence of violence in our schools? Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SNPhyse2.doc

Physical Education : University-School Partnerships
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A 8 page paper that begins by describing some of the characteristics of middle school students and the characteristics teachers need to work with this age group. The writer comments on the fact that physical education is behind other disciplines in establishing field-based university-school collaborative partnerships. The paper includes a description of two such programs. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGpeclb.rtf

Physical Education Clinical Exercise Prescription for Tennis
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This 12 page paper outlines the central elements of the forehand ground stroke in tennis, with a focus on the application of this process in understanding the development of a physical education clinical exercise prescription for improving the tennis swing. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHPhyTen.wps

Physical Education In Elementary School
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A 5 page paper that addresses specific factors related to elementary school PE. First, the learning characteristics of children between the ages of 6 and 9, grades K-4, are explained with a discussion of how those characteristics need to be considered when planning the physical education curriculum. The next issue discussed is whether or not competition should be introduced in the PE activities for this age group. The arguments of both opponents and proponents of including competition are presented with a final conclusion by the writer. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGpecomp.rtf