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Feasibility Study of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs in Appalachian Communities: The McDowell CHOICES Project
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Jones, Emily M.; Taliaferro, Andrea R.; Elliott, Eloise M.; Bulger, Sean M.; Kristjansson, Alfgeir L.; Neal, William; Allar, Ishonté – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
Increasing rates of childhood obesity has prompted calls for comprehensive approaches to school-based physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) development and related contextual issues within a rural Appalachian county using a Systems Approach. A…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Comprehensive School Health Education, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities
Education Market to Gain Facilities Center
Coll Univ Bus, 1970
To be completed in 1973, a 34-story Educational Facilities Center (EFC) located in downtown Chicago is intended to effect a liaison between business and education, ... (and) provide an innovative setting for interaction between those who make educational products and equipment and those responsible for evaluating and recommending them."…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Classroom Furniture, Clearinghouses, Data Processing
Scoring a Decathlon with a Portable Minicomputer
Purdy, J. Gerry; White, Steve R. – Research Quarterly, 1976
The utilization of a portable minicomputer for the administration of scoring a decathlon competition has proved to be accurate and effective. (JD)
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Mechanical Equipment, Physical Education
Enter--The Microcomputer.
Cicciarella, Charles F. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
Possible applications of the micro- or personal computer useful to the physical educator are suggested under four major categories: (1) data processing; (2) data storage; (3) control of peripheral devices; and (4) computer-assisted instruction. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Storage Devices, Data Processing, Educational Technology
TITLE I E.S.E.A. 1966-67 PROJECTS OF THE CAMDEN CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION. EVALUATION REPORT.
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Camden City Schools, NJ. – 1967
IN CAMDEN'S TITLE I PROJECTS REDUCTION OF CLASS SIZE WAS ATTEMPTED THROUGH THE LEASING OF 19 RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS. CORRECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN TO 2,164 STUDENTS IN GRADES 2 THROUGH 11 WHO WERE NOT READING AT THEIR ABILITY LEVEL BUT WHOSE TEST RECORDS IDENTIFIED THEM AS BEING ABLE TO IMPROVE. EXTENDED SPECIAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES…
Descriptors: Art Education, Audiovisual Instruction, Class Size, Compensatory Education
Northern Illinois University Abstracts of Graduate Studies on the Community (Junior) College, 1970-1971
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Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Community Coll. Services. – 1971
This document includes summaries of 25 recent research projects in the area of community (junior) colleges undertaken by graduate students at Northern Illinois University. The topics of the projects were: student reactions to senior college; student values and choice of program; personality characteristics and attitudes of nursing students;…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Athletic Coaches, College Curriculum, Data Processing
A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR CREATIVITY.
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SCHROCK, ROBERT W. – 1968
IN AN ATTEMPT TO STIMULATE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION AMONG TEACHERS, A SIX-COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO, SERVING MORE THAN 50,000 STUDENTS AND 2,500 TEACHERS. WITH A PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF 8, AND EQUIPPED WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIOVISUAL DEVICES, THE CENTER IS PREPARED TO ASSIST ANY TEACHER…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Cooperative Programs, Creativity, Cultural Enrichment