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  • 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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    adequate item discrimination function and internal consistency? 2. Were the internal structures of the

  • 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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    strongly agree. A total score resulted from the summing of responses. Internal consistency for these

  • Multiple Sclerosis and Wellness : How Self-Compassion Influences Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life

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    Nery, Mara B.
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    Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition that affects the central nervous system, and impacts the lives of over 400,000 individuals in the US. These individuals face unpredictable relapses of disabling conditions, are less active and experience poorer quality of life than the general population. Health professionals are challenged to...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Mara B. Nery for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • 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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    Dissertation
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    duration of practice time intervals on muscular endurance performance. Journal of Sports Medicine, 15

  • 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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    Dissertation
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    ……………………………… 62 3.2 Interclass correlations, descriptive statistics, and internal consistencies of major

  • Practices of physical educators regarding out-of-school physical activity promotion

    Creator:
    Thom, Stephen (Stephen Crawford)
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    The role of schools and physical education curriculum in the promotion of physical activity (PA) has been widely recognized in recent years and schools have been identified as an appropriate setting for the promotion of PA (Cale, 2000). Physical educators have the unique role of working with children in a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Journal of Preventive Medicine, 16(4), 307-313. 26 CHAPTER 3 Factors

  • 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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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jill Pawlowski

  • Kinematic characteristics and energy expenditure during manual wheelchair propulsion: a comparison of two stroking techniques in non-experienced users

    Creator:
    Asahara, Sanae
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    Manual wheelchair propulsion is a physiologically stressful and biomechanically inefficient form of locomotion. The repetitious nature of propulsion puts wheelchair uses at high risk for developing upper extremity overuse injuries. Previous kinematic analysis has revealed that wheelchair users employ several distinct stroking techniques. One of the techniques, circular pattern (CP),...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sanae Asahara for the degree of

  • The effect of physical activity on sleep in children with autism

    Creator:
    Hagar, Kristine Ann
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    Sleep is an active process that affects an individual's daily functioning and physical and mental health. It is also beneficial for an individual's overall health and well being. Children with autism often have difficulty sleeping. One common complaint from parents of children with autism is that these children lack sufficient...
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    Masters Thesis
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    sedentary activity: Relationship to the causes and treatment of obesity. Adolescent Medicine, 14(1), 23-35

  • Understanding physical activity behavior in inclusive physical education

    Creator:
    Jin, Jooyeon
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    Physical education is important to promote physical activity of adolescents with and without disabilities, but many adolescents are not active during physical education classes. Innovative instructional strategies are imperative to change this phenomenon, but it will be challenging to develop effective instructional strategies without thorough understanding of students' physical activity...
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    Dissertation
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    LIST OF TABLES Table Page 2.1 Internal consistencies of the survey constructs from pilot data