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Creator:: Taylor, Jennifer Julie
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Greenberg, (2004) suggested that youth with disability can benefit from quality afterschool

Creator:: Jin, Jooyeon
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: adolescents with and without disabilities in inclusive physical education classes at middle schools. The

Creator:: Morgan, Jennifer A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Heidi M. Wegis The inclusion of students with disabilities in general physical education (GPE

Creator:: Kim, So-Yeun
Abstract:: Generalizability theory was used to examine sources of variability in daily physical activity levels of secondary students with and without developmental disabilities (DD), and to determine minimum number of days required for monitoring their typical physical activity levels. Sixteen participants with DD (M = 16.7 years, SD = 2.7 years),...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Limitations 1. The participants were volunteers. 2

Creator:: Ross, Samantha M.
Abstract:: Background: Mastery of fundamental motor skills (FMS) in childhood is proposed to facilitate participation in physical activity (PA) opportunities, through context-specific application of FMS (Clarke & Metclafe, 2002; Stodden et al., 2008). Children with disabilities impacting motor skill development thus are at greater risk for low PA participation. Evidence indicates...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: disability is more likely to report having gone on a walk or played with a pet in the last week, than

Creator:: Foley, John Thomas
Abstract:: The focus of this research was to gain an understanding of physical activity in elementary school-aged children with mental retardation (MR). The primary purpose of the first study was to investigate physical activity levels of children with and without MR in both school and out of school environments. The secondary...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance that students with disabilities be included to the fullest

Creator:: Tepfer, Amanda Taek Soon
Abstract:: Background: Early childhood is filled with incredible growth in all areas of development and offers a critical period for optimal learning (Lerner, 2002). During this critical period both motor skills (Bouffard, Watkinson, Thompson, Causgrove Dunn, & Romanow, 1996; Clark & Metcalfe, 2002; Lubans, Morgan, Cliff, Barnett, & Okely, 2010; Stodden...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: children with at least one biological (e.g. disability) or environmental (e.g. low-income) risk factor

Creator:: McClain, ZáNean D.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: PA levels of students participating in Physical Education and second, of students with disabilities

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