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[ Research ] The school environment is an ideal venue to teach water-safety skills and knowledge, although barriers to this content delivery exist. Two commonly cited barriers are a lack of teacher water safety knowledge and access to aquatic facilities. This paper offers water-safety background knowledge for teachers, and includes three dry-land activities and resource links for K-12 PHE classes.
[ Feature Article ] Nature-based physical activities for Physical and Health Education
[ Research ] Previously published in Volume 87, Issue 2 Abstract The impact of COVID-19 is wide reaching including learning and teaching in Physical and Health Education Teacher Education (PHETE). Whereas there are many benefits to learning online, students and instructors within PHETE...
[ Feature Article ] Two teachers’ efforts to keep their students connected and learning in the new COVID-19 reality.
[ Feature Article ] During a time of wide-scale obesity and detachment from nature, a strategy is needed to get our young people moving out in the fresh air.
Peer Reviewed: Using Instagram to Nurture Relatedness Amongst Girls in Physical and Health Education
[ Research ] Previously published in Volume 84, Issue 1 Abstract The aim of secondary school physical and health education [PHE] is to help youth develop physical activity and health behaviors that will carry them through life. Girls place considerable importance on having a socially...