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...
Participation in regular physical activity is important for individuals with a mobility disability to decrease risk of chronic disease, improve quality of life, and maintain and improve functional ability. Consequently, there is a need for programs that can facilitate the adoption and maintenance of regular physical activity for adults with...
Abstract
Purpose: The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of participation in the IMPACT program on increasing undergraduate volunteer’s self-efficacy towards working with children with disabilities. A secondary aim of the project is to identify potential factors influencing changes in volunteers’ self-efficacy.
Background & Significance: Individualized Movement and Physical...
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. Jennifer Beamer, JillPawlowski, and Shelby Porter.
Reference
Morgan, J. (2013). Factors influencing
Abstract
Purpose: The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of participation in the IMPACT program on increasing undergraduate volunteer’s self-efficacy towards working with children with disabilities. A secondary aim of the project is to identify potential factors influencing changes in volunteers’ self-efficacy.
Background & Significance: Individualized Movement and Physical...
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Volunteers in a Physical Activity Program for
Children with Disabilities
Ryan Willoughby, JillPawlowski
This project’s first aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the IMPACT program on undergraduate volunteers’ acceptance and attitude towards working with children with disabilities. The second aim is identifying potential factors effecting the volunteers’ acceptance and attitude towards working with children with disabilities. The IMPACT program serves both as...
Primary Objective: To describe the processes involved with developing and implementing a
physical activity based health promotion program for people with a brain injury, summarize
previous health promotion research efforts, and provide an actual example of a program entitled
P.A.C.E, a “Physical Activity Centred Education” program.
Reasoning Behind literature Selection:...