Cross-Cultural Comparison of Youth Fitness Testing in China and the US: An Ecological Systems Model Approach

Autor/inn/en	Keating, Xiaofen D.; Stephenson, Rachyl; Liu, Xiaolu; Colburn, Jeff
Titel	Cross-Cultural Comparison of Youth Fitness Testing in China and the US: An Ecological Systems Model Approach
Quelle	In: ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 10 (2019) 2, S.20-27 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1930-4595
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Physical Fitness; Measurement; Cultural Differences; Tests; Skills; Health Behavior; Social Values; Cultural Influences; Youth; Physical Education; History; Obesity; Physical Activity Level; Elementary Secondary Education; Child Health; United States; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Leistungsfähigkeit; Messverfahren; Kultureller Unterschied; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Skill; Fertigkeit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Sozialer Wert; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Adipositas; USA
Abstract	This paper takes on a different address to youth fitness testing from previous literature by applying a cross-cultural comparison of youth fitness testing in both the US and China. Utilizing a modified version of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model, the chronosystem (historical evolution over time), and macrosystem (social and cultural vantage point) factors, in particular, are explored within the realm of youth fitness testing. From the lens of this model changes and characteristics of youth fitness testing practice are identified. It is concluded that both fitness testing batteries were revised periodically as time passes, even though more revisions and debates occurred in the US. Although both countries made the shift from skill-related fitness to health-related fitness, social and cultural values in both countries dictated the implementation styles of youth fitness testing and the use of the current youth fitness testing results. Future theoretical research on youth fitness testing should investigate the other three factors of the model. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01