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Peer reviewedOsler, David C.; Crawford, John D. – Pediatrics, 1973
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Children, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedBoyer, John L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
The author calls for a whole new concept of physical education in the nation's schools. A change of lifestyle is needed, but also necessary are school programs that develop cardiovascular endurance fitness, not muscular fitness. (Editor)
Descriptors: Athletics, Health Education, Heart Rate, Nutrition Instruction
Peer reviewedEmmons, Lillian; And Others – Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1972
The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of school breakfasts on the nutritive intake, biochemical indices, and physical growth of elementary school children during one academic year. (DM)
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Lunch Programs
Peer reviewedStewart, Mary Lou – Reading Horizons, 1972
Descriptors: Males, Maturation, Physical Development, Pilot Projects
Peer reviewedScheikholislam, Bagher M.; Stemfel, Robert S., Jr. – Pediatrics, 1972
The clinical and laboratory appraisal of a familial isolated growth hormone deficiency is reported. (Author)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Growth Patterns, Heredity, Medical Case Histories
Culver, Charles M.; And Others – Percept Mot Skills, 1970
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Lateral Dominance, Physical Characteristics
Oliver, James N. – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1970
Descriptors: Athletics, Blindness, Concept Formation, Equipment
Wear, Carl L. – Res Quart AAHPER, 1969
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Height, Body Weight, Comparative Analysis
Stine, Oscar C.; and others – J Sch Health, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Disadvantaged, Early Admission, Health
Cooke, Paul S.; Nicoll, Charles S. – Physiologist, 1983
Summarizes recent research on hormonal control of fetal growth, presenting data obtained using a new method for studying the area. Effects of endocrine ablations and congenital deficiencies, studies of hormone/receptor levels, in-vitro techniques, hormones implicated in promoting fetal growth, problems with existing methodologies, and growth of…
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Medical Research, Physical Development
Peer reviewedPollitt, Ernesto; And Others – Child Development, 1982
Reports the results of a multiple regression analysis conducted to determine, in a group of three- to six-year-old children, the magnitude of IQ variance accounted for by physical growth variables and socioeconomic status indicators. (RH)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Quotient
Peer reviewedGabert, Trent E.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Sixty six-to eight-year-olds with below-average scores on three balance tests received active, passive or no vestibular stimulation over a five-week period. Balance scores improved for all groups on one or more tests. Improvement could not be related to vestibular stimulation. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Motor Development, Movement Education, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Physical Development
Bengtsson, Arvid – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1979
Indicates that children acquire the abilities of adults and an adult mode of life when they act out the world around them through play. Suggests that children should not be deprived of play time because it increases their cultural awareness as well as their physical development. (DB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedPomerantz, Sheryl Carroll – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1979
Interrelationships of physical self-satisfaction, self-esteem, and identity, and their ability to predict satisfaction with an individual's social milieu were investigated. Prediction patterns yielded no differences between grades 8, 10, and 12. Self-esteem was the best predictor for males; identity and physical self-satisfaction for females.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Body Image, Personality Development
Umansky, Warren; Seaton, Jane B. – Diagnostique, 1979
To assess risk status of newborns, data were collected on 776 newborns using a high risk register. Analysis of high risk characteristics revealed 261 primary risk incidents in the sample and 292 secondary risk factors. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments
