Educating the student body : taking physical activity and physical education to school / Harold W. Kohl and Heather D. Cook, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kohl, Harold W., editor.

Cook, Heather D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical education and training.

Physical fitness for children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 488 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C : National Academies Press, 2013.

Summary:

Reviews the status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school. This book examines the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents.

Contents:

Summary

Introduction

Status trends of physical activity behaviors and related school policies

Physical activity and physical education : relationship to growth, development, and health

Physical activity, fitness, and physical education effects on academic performance

Approaches to physical education in schools

Approaches to physical activity in schools

Effectiveness of physical activity and physical education policies and programs : summary of the evidence

Recommendations.

Notes:

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