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Differences in University Students' Self-Determined Motivation, Perceived Competence, and Physical Activity Behavior at Institutions with Either a Required or an Elective Physical Activity Education Policy

Creator:: Kim, MooSong
Abstract:: The overarching premise of this dissertation is to understand how different college and university physical activity education policies affect college and university students. Fundamentally, some American colleges and universities require their students to complete a physical activity education requirement whereas others do not. Given the different policy arrangements of college...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: having a required physical activity education policy creates equal opportunities for all college and

Effectiveness of applying the transtheoretical model to improve physical activity behavior of university students

Creator:: Boonchuaykuakul, Jinda
Abstract:: This study was divided into three stages. The first phase of the study aimed to examine factors influencing the students' participation in physical activity. Eight female and male university students participated in the focus group. It was found that the participants' perceived benefits of physical activity were physical, psychological and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) and The American College of Sports Medicine (ASCM) proposed new recommendations for physical activity

Cross-cultural comparison of college students' physical activity behaviors in the US and ROC using transtheoretical model constructs

Creator:: Flath, Sharon Chai
Abstract:: This was a cross-cultural comparative study that examined college students' physical activity behavior in both the United States and the Republic of China on the basis of the full Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change. Although current investigations do support TTM as a powerful model of physical activity behavior change,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ). 2.4 The need for studying college student physical activity behavior A recent health survey

Effectiveness of classroom vs. web-based lifetime fitness for health lab instruction on college students' behavioral and psychological physical activity orientation

Creator:: Spaziana, Marc D.
Abstract:: Offering courses that promote, encourage, and support physical activity among college students has been an aim of physical education departments for the past century (Sargeant, 1900). Even so, this population has been identified in Healthy People 2010 as a target population segment in need of physical activity intervention. Historically, such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: among college students has been an aim of physical education departments for the past century (Sargeant

Physical activity among Chinese international students in American higher education : from quantitative and qualitative perspectives

Creator:: Yan, Zi
Abstract:: Chinese international students in American colleges and universities report low levels of physical activity involvement, which may limit them in terms of realizing their full human potential (i.e., cognitively, physically, socially). The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the psychosocial mechanisms as well as the sociocultural influences to understand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in China. For example, physically active Chinese college students reported enjoying physical

The effects of an interdependent group-oriented contingency on middle school students' physical activity levels during physical education

Creator:: Schuldheisz, Joel M.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an interdependent group-oriented contingency on the MVPA levels of middle school students during the fitness portion of physical education lessons. Participants were randomly selected target students from three intact eighth grade classes. A combination of a delayed multiple...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: physical education programs in schools are the primary institutions responsible for physical activity

Physical education's contribution to the total daily physical activity levels of middle school students

Creator:: Wegis, Heidi M.
Abstract:: Our nation's schools are in a key position to promote regular physical activity through participation in quality physical education programs (Sallis & McKenzie, 1991). The ultimate long-term demonstration of each program's impact is the students' maintenance of an active lifestyle. Physical educators are consistently attempting to find different ways to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: standards (National Association for Sport and Physical Education [NASPE], 2004a). These content standards

The effect of trained hearing peer tutors on the physical activity levels of deaf students in inclusive elementary school physical education classes

Creator:: Lieberman, Lauren J., 1965-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of trained hearing peer tutors on the physical activity levels of deaf students in integrated elementary physical education classes. This study utilized a single subject multiple baseline design across subjects. Eight deaf 4th and 5th grade students and eight hearing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: program was refreshing and encouraging. Thanks to Mike Smith the physical education teacher for his

Perceptions of competence, affect, and persistence of Ghanaian elementary school students : specialist versus non-specialist physical education teachers

Creator:: Feddy, Beatrice Aku Dzifa
Abstract:: The aims of physical education in Ghana include developing personal qualities such as competence in students and generating interest in physical education and sports (Ghana Education Service, [GES], 1987). The GES has also reiterated the need to have competent teachers in the implementation of the school physical education syllabus; therefore...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: suggest the need for Ghanaian physical education teachers to improve upon their modes of teaching in

Supporting independence : a collective case study of foster alumni in community and technical colleges

Creator:: Forte, Catherine P.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of foster alumni in community and technical colleges, with a focus on Washington State, using a qualitative research approach. Foster alumni may be considered a sub-set of first generation students, yet they have needs that extend beyond those of other...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for TRIO programs, which serve first-generation college students, defined an eligible student as “an

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Differences in University Students' Self-Determined Motivation, Perceived Competence, and Physical Activity Behavior at Institutions with Either a Required or an Elective Physical Activity Education Policy

Effectiveness of applying the transtheoretical model to improve physical activity behavior of university students

Cross-cultural comparison of college students' physical activity behaviors in the US and ROC using transtheoretical model constructs

Effectiveness of classroom vs. web-based lifetime fitness for health lab instruction on college students' behavioral and psychological physical activity orientation

Physical activity among Chinese international students in American higher education : from quantitative and qualitative perspectives

The effects of an interdependent group-oriented contingency on middle school students' physical activity levels during physical education

Physical education's contribution to the total daily physical activity levels of middle school students

The effect of trained hearing peer tutors on the physical activity levels of deaf students in inclusive elementary school physical education classes

Perceptions of competence, affect, and persistence of Ghanaian elementary school students : specialist versus non-specialist physical education teachers

Supporting independence : a collective case study of foster alumni in community and technical colleges

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