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  • Barriers to exercise: Kuwaiti individuals with and without physical disabilities

    Creator:
    Arab, Maryam
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    The purpose of this study was to investigate the stages of exercise change, the levels of physical activity, and barriers to exercise among Kuwaiti individuals with and without disabilities. This study was conducted on 100 participants (50 males and 50 females) aged from 18 to 55 years. Stage of exercise...
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    degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sports Science presented on November 21, 2006 Title

  • Contribution of physical education to the overall physical activity behavior of children

    Creator:
    Wilson, Wesley J.
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    The benefits of physical activity (PA) are well established (USDDHS, 2008). Concern over the high rate of childhood obesity, however, has highlighted the emphasis of PA. Yet, children and adolescents are not obtaining the recommended amount of PA (CDC, 2011). Physical education (PE) has been recognized as an important source...
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    . Wilson for the degree of Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Science presented on June 13, 2014

  • Effects of restricted ankle range of motion on human walking : an application to transtibial amputee gait patterns

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    Silverman, Susan R. (Susan Rebecca)
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    Alterations in gait patterns are commonly observed in individuals with transtibial amputation (TTA) who use a prosthesis. Current commercially available ankle-foot prostheses (AFP) offer very little range of motion (ROM) at the ankle joint. Previous researchers have hypothesized that lack of ankle ROM significantly contributes to alterations in TTA gait...
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    Masters Thesis
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    willingness to serve on my committee. Thanks also to the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Science for

  • Enjoyment and physical activity levels of students with and without disabilities in physical education

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    McClain, ZáNean D.
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    School Physical Education programs provide key opportunities to promote lifetime physical activity (PA) to students, while at the same time students can build a sense of enjoyment. The purpose of this study first sought to determine the effects of varying instructional approaches on the enjoyment and PA levels of students...
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    Dissertation
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    DISSERTATION OF ZáNean D. McClain for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science

  • Evaluation of a measurement system for evidence-based physical education

    Creator:
    Jin, Jooyeon
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    The methods to educate students with disabilities in physical education contexts vary greatly due to their unique characteristics and special needs, requiring different teaching methods on an individual basis. In order to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities in physical education settings, teachers should employ evidence-based practice (EBP). However,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    information and consisted of two parts related to teachers’ demographic information (gender, age, teaching

  • Examining the Implementation of Inclusive Extracurricular Athletics by Physical Education Teachers

    Creator:
    Siebert, Erin Ashleigh
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    Current literature supports the benefits of participation in extracurricular activities(Barnett & Weber, 2008). However, a report from the U.S. Government AccountabilityOffice (GAO) found that students with disabilities participated in athletics to varyingdegrees, but at consistently lower rates than students without disabilities (US GovernmentAccountability Office, 2010). In January 2013, in response...
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    current study sought to a) examine the awareness and implementation of an equal opportunity policy

  • Examining the Promotion of Out of School Physical Activity During Physical Education

    Creator:
    Pawlowski, Jill K.
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    The promotion of out of school physical activity during physical education has received increasing attention as a tool for combating increasing sedentary time among youth. Qualitative work has shown that physical education teachers feel they lack the knowledge necessary to include physical activity promotion in their lessons and unprepared by...
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    educators.  The National Center on Education Statistics school registry may be out of date and

  • Factors influencing physical educators' inclusion behaviors towards students with autism spectrum disorder

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    Morgan, Jennifer A.
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    The inclusion of students with disabilities in general physical education (GPE) classes has become a concept and practice that is expected if not always understood. A review of inclusion in physical education literature suggested that GPE teachers possess less than favorable feelings towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in...
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    Dissertation
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    /tpb.html American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental

  • Inclusion of youth with disabilities in afterschool programs

    Creator:
    Taylor, Jennifer Julie
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    Afterschool staff have been identified as a critical piece in the positive outcomes youth receive through participation in afterschool programs (Apsler, 2009; Daud & Carruthers, 2008; Riggs & Greenberg, 2004). These programs may benefit youth with disabilities but little is known about what influences staff to include youth with disabilities...
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    Dissertation
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    Exercise and Sport Science presented on September 3, 2013. Title: Inclusion of Youth with Disabilities

  • Increasing physical activity in adults : identifying mechanisms of goal-setting theory

    Creator:
    Moon, Dal-Hyun
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    Walking is the most popular type of physical activity among the adult population in the United States including individuals with disabilities. Considering the popularity of the activity, walking-related physical activity should be a focus of health promotion campaigns among the adult population. Rhodes and Nigg (2011) suggested that employing theory-based...
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    . APPROVED: Major Professor, representing Exercise and Sport Science Co-Director of