Research in Physical & Health Education

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Check out TAPHE's own Kaelin Tingley's post on PHE Canada's blog! Back to School - Your Brain on PE

Sexual health education outcomes within Canada's elementary health education curriculum: A summary and analysis - D. Robinson, V. MacLaughlin & J. Poole. Published: 2019

"There continues to be much concern about Canadian students’ access to sexual health education within their schools’ health education programs. This concern continues in a largely unique national context—one in which health education curricula vary across all territories and provinces... In this article, we provide a summary and critical analysis of sexual health education outcomes within all of Canada’s elementary health education curricula. This summary and analysis should be of particular relevance to those who share an interest in health education and/ or sexual health education, particularly within Canadian and/or other Western schooling contexts."

The following summary of the literature provides background information on physical literacy, its connection to the development of skills, and effective pedagogical practices that help facilitate the development of physical literacy.

Exploring the Hidden Curriculum in Physical Education: Jinhong Jung, James Ressler, and Amy Linder. Published: May 29, 2018

"The hidden curriculum refers to lessons that are learned, around such things as the transmissions of norms, values, attitudes, or beliefs that are conveyed in a non-open way in the classroom and by the operation of schooling (Giroux & Penny, 1983; Martin, 1983; Rink, 2014). This paper differentiates the hidden curriculum from an official curriculum. "

Gymnastics and Movement Instruction Fighting the Decline in Motor Fitness: Jeffrey Coelho. Published: January 2010

"Historically, gymnastics has served an essential role in physical education and the development of physical fitness. Participating in gymnastics-related activities can improve the physical and motor fitness of children of all ages and can make significant contributions to the goals of physical education. This article describes the importance of gymnastics as a way to improve children's motor fitness. Physical education teachers should be willing to explore and utilize a wide array of resources, instructional strategies, and assessment techniques to offer a complete, developmentally appropriate gymnastics and movement program for students of all ages. The download option below is for the full issue of this publication."

"This book is a celebration of TGfU as an innovation in games learning, and it examines ways in which we can work toward making TGfU a more legitimate model for games learning."