JROTC as a substitute for PE: really?

Autor/inn/en	Lounsbery, Monica A.F.; Holt, Kathryn A.; Monnat, Shannon M.; Funk, Brian; McKenzie, Thomas L.
Titel	JROTC as a substitute for PE: really? Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps als Ersatz für den Sportunterricht: wirklich?
Quelle	In: Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 85 (2014) 3, S. 414-419 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367; 2168-3824
DOI	10.1080/02701367.2014.930408
Schlagwörter	Vergleichsuntersuchung; Schulpolitik; Lehrplan; Programm; Bewegung (Motorische); Bewegungsaktivität; Militärsport; Sport; Sportpädagogik; Sportunterricht; Belastung; USA
Abstract	Purpose: Even though physical education (PE) is an evidence-based strategy for providing and promoting physical activity, alternative programs such as the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) are commonly substituted for PE in many states. The purpose of this study was to compare student physical activity and lesson contexts during high school PE and JROTC sessions. Method: The System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time was used to assess PE and JROTC sessions (N = 38 each) in 4 high schools that provided both programs. Data were analyzed using t tests, negative binomial regression, and logistic regression. Results: Students engaged in significantly more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during PE than during JROTC sessions and they were significantly less sedentary. Significant differences between the 2 program types were also found among lesson contexts. Conclusions: PE and JROTC provide substantially different content and contexts, and students in these programs engage in substantially different amounts of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Students in JROTC, and perhaps other alternative programs, are less likely to accrue health-supporting physical activity and engage in fewer opportunities to be physically fit and motorically skilled. Policies and practices for providing substitutions for PE should be carefully examined. Verf.-Referat.
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2015/3