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Luís Almeida; Teresa Dias; Nuno Corte-Real; Isabel Menezes; António Fonseca – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2025
Background: Over the two last decades, the interest in personal and psychosocial youth development has been growing due to its engagement in sport activities. Furthermore, participation in sport has been referenced as a favourable mechanism and context for positive youth development (PYD). However, some studies and researchers continue to question…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Secondary School Students, Athletics
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Broderick, Robert – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1984
Due to declining enrollment in teacher education programs, an aging teaching population, fewer job opportunities, and increased community interest in sports, school systems are facing difficulties in obtaining qualified coaching professionals. When noncertified individuals are hired, educators lose control of the sports program. Suggestions for…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Educational Certificates, Extracurricular Activities, Physical Recreation Programs
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Curtner-Smith, Matthew; Sofo, Seidu; Chouinard, Jeremy; Wallace, Sheila – European Physical Education Review, 2007
The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the percentage of time in which school pupils coached by teachers were engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during extra-curricular sport practices. Three secondary purposes of the study were to determine (a) the percentage of time allocated by teachers for pupils…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Recreation Programs, Health Promotion
Matross, Ronald; And Others – OSA Research Bulletin, 1979
Views of students at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus concerning five services that receive the largest amounts of student services fees were surveyed in 1979. Telephone interviews were conducted with three subsamples: 162 students were questioned about the Boynton Health Service and the "Minnesota Daily"; 156 students were…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Students, Extracurricular Activities, Fees