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Filtering by: Subject College administrators -- Attitudes Degree Field Exercise and Sport Science Degree Level Doctoral

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...

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social resources, to increase the perceived competence, self-efficacy, positive attitude, and enjoyment
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...

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considerable benefits to college and university students (e.g., fostering positive physical activity attitude