Historical perspective and current status of the physical education graduation requirement at American 4-year colleges and universities.

Autor/inn/en	Cardinal, Bradley J.; Sorensen, Spencer D.; Cardinal, Marita K.
Titel	Historical perspective and current status of the physical education graduation requirement at American 4-year colleges and universities. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Historische Perspektive und gegenwärtiger Stand zur Erfordernis von Sportkursen für den Abschluss in vierjährigen Studiengängen an amerikanischen Colleges und Universitäten.
Quelle	In: Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 83 (2012) 4, S. 503-512 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367; 2168-3824
DOI	10.1080/02701367.2012.10599139
Schlagwörter	Fitness; Hochschule; Sportunterricht; USA; Pflichtfach; Sportpädagogik; College; Studienordnung; Gesundheitsförderung; College; Pflichtfach; Geschichte (Histor); Gesundheitsförderung; Fitness; Sportpädagogik; Sportunterricht; Studienordnung; Hochschule; USA
Abstract	This study gives an overview of the history of required physical education in America's 4-year colleges and universities and provides an update on the requirement status. After randomly identifying 354 institutions, their respective websites were searched to determine whether physical education was a requirement to earn a baccalaureate degree. The major finding was that the physical education requirement declined from an all-time high of 97 percent in the 1920s and 1930s to an all-time low of 39.55 percent in 2010. Given society's ongoing health challenges and the important role of physical activity in maintaining health, this seems counterintuitive. It is also inconsistent with the National Physical Activity Plan (2010). Verf.-Referat (geändert).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2013/4