Physical Education and Academic Performance in Urban African American Girls

Autor/in	Shen, Bo
Titel	Physical Education and Academic Performance in Urban African American Girls
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 52 (2017) 2, S.267-283 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085914566095
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; African American Students; Females; Urban Schools; Questionnaires; Physical Activity Level; Learner Engagement; Grades (Scholastic); Academic Achievement; Statistical Analysis; Role of Education; Predictor Variables; High School Students; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Weibliches Geschlecht; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Fragebogen; Notenspiegel; Schulleistung; Statistische Analyse; Bildungsauftrag; Prädiktor; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Korrelation
Abstract	This study was designed to examine urban African American girls' participation in physical education and its association with academic performance. One hundred eighty four participants completed questionnaires assessing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and learning engagement in physical education while their academic performance was based on individual grades in core academic classes. Quantitative analyses revealed that physical education played a critical role in enhancing physical activity involvement, and vigorous physical activity and learning engagement were significant predictors of academic performance. Findings suggest that besides the contribution to health promotion, African American girls' participation in physical education may facilitate academic performance. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01