A survey of physical education programs and policies in Texas schools

To better understand key physical education program factors and policies that may affect Texas students' physical fitness, a 39-question survey, administered as part of the Texas Youth Fitness Study (TYFS), was sent to 5,651 Texas schools via e-mail. The survey consisted of five sections: demog...

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Published in:Research quarterly for exercise and sport 2010-09, Vol.81 (Suppl. 2), p.42-52
Main Authors: Zhu, Weimo, Welk, Gregory J, Meredith, Marilu D, Boiarskaia, Elena A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Befragung
Children & youth
Educational Quality
Elementary Schools
Exercise Test
Faculty
Female
Fitnesstest
Gesundheitsförderung
Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Related Fitness
High Schools
Humans
Lehrer
Lehrerausbildung
Male
Middle Aged
Middle Schools
Obesity
Organizational Policy
Physical Education
Physical Education and Training - organization & administration
Physical Education Facilities
Physical education teachers
Physical Fitness
Recess Breaks
Recreational Facilities
resources
School Policy
Schools
Schulpause
Schulpolitik
Schulstufe
Schulverwaltung
Sportpädagogik
Sportstätte
Sportunterricht
support
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Surveys
teachers' experiences/perceptions of fitness testing
Testdurchführung
Testing
Texas
USA
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Summary:To better understand key physical education program factors and policies that may affect Texas students' physical fitness, a 39-question survey, administered as part of the Texas Youth Fitness Study (TYFS), was sent to 5,651 Texas schools via e-mail. The survey consisted of five sections: demographics, physical education/recess frequency and duration, resources/environment, school physical education polices, and experience/perception of fitness testing. A total of 2,576 responses were received, of which 1,505 responses (elementary = 58.1percent, middle school = 21.2 percent, high school = 19.4 percent, and "mixed" school = 1.3 percent) were used for the report. Most of the findings are consistent with those reported in recent national studies. In addition, there were four distinct aspects: broad support among teachers for the Senate Bill 530 mandate, strong evidence of adherence to the mandated testing protocols, teachers' negative experiences related to the testing, and lack of recess in some Texas elementary schools. The survey provided rich updated information on physical education programs and policies in Texas schools. Verf.-Referat.
ISSN:0270-1367
2168-3824
DOI:10.1080/02701367.2010.10599693