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Definition: physical education from The Macquarie Dictionary
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instruction given in exercises, gymnastics, sports, etc., for the development and health of the body, especially as part of a school program.

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Physical Education

From Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent
The explosion of personal technology at the turn of the 21st century has been attended by increases in sedentary lifestyles and unprecedented levels of obesity in our nation's youth (17% of U.S. children aged 6-19 are obese). In response, physical educators at all levels across the country are again heeding the call to return to the profession's historical roots, which were originally grounded in the fields of medicine and public health. Founded in 1885 by physicians concerned with the ill effects of urbanization and industrialization, the American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education (AAAPE, the forerunner of the contemporary American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, AAHPERD), was led by prominent physicians of the time, including Drs. William Anderson, Edward Hitchcock, and Dudley A. Sargent. Warning of the health risks associated with the transformation of America from a rural-agrarian land to urban-industrial country at the turn of the…
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organized instruction in motor activities that contribute to the physical growth, health, and body image of the individual. The historical roots of physical education go back as far as the ancient Chinese (c.2500 B.C. ), who had a well-developed system of exercise and physical training. In ancient…
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Full text Article Physical Education for Students With Disabilities

From Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals
Physical education is a means of developing motor and sports skills and physical fitness with disabled populations. Physical education programs for individuals with disabilities have been ongoing throughout the United States in residential, private, and public educational institutions ( American…
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Full text Article What are the aims of the National Curriculum for physical education?

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Background The National Curriculum and the linked assessment system was set up through the Education Reform Act of 1988 . The National Curriculum was designed to improve the standard of performance in schools and the Department of Education and Skills (DfES) appointed inspectors to monitor these…
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Full text Article Physical Education

From Key Concepts in Sport & Exercise Sciences Full text Article Pedagogy
The meaning of physical education has been contested vigorously since it came into regular use in most English-speaking countries from the 1950s. Before the 1950s, the term physical training was more common. Some of the debates around meaning have centred on the content, teaching styles and learning…
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Full text Article PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)

From Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment
Physical education (PE) relates to prisoner access to gymnasium and other exercise and sports facilities. The provision of PE is popular in prisons, and the use of gym facilities and exercise equipment is very high. The historical image of physical education (PE) in prison includes regimented…
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Full text Article Adapted Physical Education

From Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals
Adapted physical education is a diversified program of developmental activities, games, sports, and rhythms suited to the interests, capacities, and limitations of students with disabilities who may not safely and successfully engage in unrestricted participation in vigorous activities of the…
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(gyō'lĭk), 1865–1918, American pioneer in physical education, b. Honolulu, of American missionary parents. He studied at Oberlin College, Sargent School of Physical Training (now part of Boston Univ.), and the New York Univ. medical college (M.D., 1889). From 1887 to 1903 he was secretary of the…
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Full text Article physical education

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Full text Article physical education

From The American Heritage Dictionary of Medicine
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Full text Article physical education

From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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