The project examines the effects of gender and academic achievement on motivation for teaching in physical education. A total of 57 (Female = 33; Male = 24) preservice teachers, randomly selected from a Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) program in southern California participated in the study. Participants completed a Teacher Motivation for Teaching questionnaire (TMT-PE) and a demographic questionnaire. Results indicate that both male and female preservice teachers tend to be motivated for teaching by perceived feedback from other teachers, principals, and supervisors. Female teachers were more likely to be motivated by perceived feedback than male teachers.

La recherche a pour objectif de décrire et de comprendre les pratiques de régulation didactique de cinq enseignants en EPS. Les régulations didactiques sont, dans le cadre de notre recherche, les communications langagières adressées à un ou plusieurs élèves engagé(s) dans une tâche donnée. Nous nous intéressons notamment à la façon dont sont gérés et mis en scène les savoirs à caractère technique. En effet, les régulations sont des temps privilégiés de guidage technique et plus généralement de co-construction de significations partagées à propos du savoir. Cinq études de cas sont réalisées. Les enseignants sont volontaires et ont au moins une dizaine d’années d’expérience. Ils sont filmés et enregistrés lors de six séances. Un entretien fait suite aux six observations. Il a pour but de mieux comprendre les déterminants des pratiques en recueillant le point de vue des enseignants. Les résultats montrent que les régulations sont des gestes typiques de l’enseignement de l’EPS. Néanmoins, des conduites de moindre et de non régulation sont mise à jours et analysées. En outre, des phénomènes en lien avec le savoir sont décrits (éviction, masquage, disparition). Si les pratiques observées sont en partie inhérentes à l’enseignement de l’EPS, elles ne sont pas que le fruit d’assujettissements. En fonction de leurs expériences et de leurs particularismes, les enseignants ont rejeté, mis à l’écart les gestes de régulations, ou, au contraire, les ont intégré à leur professionnalité. Tous ont ressenti et ressentent encore les difficultés inhérentes à la régulation. Tous n’ont pas les mêmes ressources pour y faire face, ni la même volonté de s’y sentir efficaces. / Research has as objective to represent and to understand the practices of didactic regulation of five teachers in Physical education. Didactic regulations are, as pal1 of our research, communications and gestures were addressed in one or several pupils enlisted man (en) in a given task. We are notably interested in the manner are managed and staged know ledges with technical character. In effect, regulations are privileged time of technical guidance and more in general co-building of signification shared regarding knowledge. Five studies of case are accomplished. The teachers are volunteers and have at least a dozen years of experience. They are filmed and recorded during six sessions. A maintenance follows the six observations. It is aimed at understanding the determiners of practices better by gathering the point of view of the teachers. Results show that regulations are gestures typical of the education of Physical Education. However, behaviors of lesser and not regulation are bet in days and analyzed. Besides, phenomena in link with knowledge are represented (ousting, masking, disappearing). If noticed practices are partly inherent in Physical Education teaching, they are not that the fruit of subjugation. According to their experiments and according their distinctive identities, the teachers rejected, put distance it the gestures of regulations, or, contrariwise, inserted them into their scholarship of teaching. All felt and still feel inherent difficulties in regulation. All have no same means to make face, nor the same will there to feel there efficient.

The purpose of this study is to make an evaluation of the physical education program and facilities in the secondary schools of District 10AA of the Texas Interscholastic League, comprising six counties in North-central Texas. The general scope of the problem is to determine how effectively the high schools of this district are conforming to certain standards for physical education as formulated by recognized authorities in the field and as outlined in courses of study issued by the Texas State Department of Education.

The problem was to identify the differences in attitudes toward physical activity of students and faculty within a health, physical education, and recreation professional preparation program.

This study investigated the effects of four different types of mental practice (free imagery, directed visual, directed reading, and directed audio) on the performance of 45 beginning and 40 intermediate college bowlers. The groups bowled six games with two sets of five minutes of mental practice prior to the first frame and the sixth frame of each game. Data were analyzed by a two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures. No significant differences existed between treatment groups at either the beginning or intermediate levels. Conclusions were that no one technique of mental practice was more effective than another in increasing bowling performance.

"The purpose of this study is to investigate the priority of objectives of physical education as determined by various groups of people involved in the physical education program at north Texas State University,"--[1].

Orientador: Carlos José Martins / Banca: Carlos Alberto Anaruma / Banca: José Roberto Gnecco / Banca: Daniel Gustavo Falcão Pimentel dos Reis / Banca: Danielle Ferreira Auriemo Christofoletti / Resumo: Esta tese estuda o problema do doping no Esporte Contemporâneo de alto rendimento, que se configura na violação do princípio da igualdade formal entre os competidores, ferindo o fair play, para obter vantagens competitivas indevidas pelo atleta usuário dessa prática desleal, que é ao mesmo tempo antiética e ilícita, além de ser extremamente prejudicial à saúde e poder levar à morte, com o intuito lógico de se alcançar a vitória a qualquer custo, sendo verdadeiro contrassenso ao ideal esportivo. Considerando a presença incontornável do doping no esporte e que seu confronto com os dispositivos normativos e tecnológicos para coibi-lo são insuficientes, justifica-se a pesquisa que se revela de grave importância na atualidade. O estudo objetiva identificar e analisar o fenômeno do doping no Esporte Contemporâneo, a partir da constatação histórica de sua presença desde o Esporte Antigo e suas repercussões no mundo esportivo e na sociedade atual, bem como compreender as formas ou métodos de controle de dopagem e as possíveis contribuições jurídico-normativas para coibir essa prática, pela ótica do Direito Desportivo. A presente tese, no plano metodológico, caracteriza-se por ser uma pesquisa bibliográfica (doutrinária, legislativa, jurisprudencial e documental), de abordagem exploratória, descritiva e de caráter qualitativo. Para o estudo, destaca-se a utilidade de documentos disponibilizados por órgãos governamentais e não governamentais, judiciários e legislativos, brasileiros e e... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Résumé: Cette thèse étudie le problème du dopage dans le sport de haute performance contemporaine, ce qui constitue une violation du principe de l'égalité formelle entre les concurrents, blessant l'usage du fair-play, pour obtenir un avantage concurrentiel a l'athlète utilisateur cette pratique déloyale qui est à la fois contraire à l'éthique et illégale, ainsi que d'être extrêmement dangereux pour la santé et peut conduire à la mort, l'intention logique d'obtenir la victoire à tout prix, est un véritable non-sens de l'idéal sportif. Compte tenu de la présence inévitable du dopage dans le sport et sa confrontation avec les dispositifs réglementaires et technologiques sont insuffisants pour les retenir, sa justifie la recherche qui est d'une grande importance aujourd'hui. L'étude vise à identifier et analyser le phénomène de dopage dans le Sport contemporain, á partir de la réalisation historique de sa présence depuis l'ancien Sport, ses répercussions dans le monde et dans la société d'aujourd'hui, ainsi que de comprendre les formes ou méthodes de contrôle de dopage et des contributions juridiques et normatives possibles d'arrêté cette pratique, du point de vue du droit du sport. Cette thèse, sur le plan méthodologique, se caractérise par une recherche bibliographique (doctrinale, législatif, judiciaire et documentaire), du sens exploratoire, descriptif et qualitatif. l'étude met en évidence l'utilité des documents fournis par des organismes gouvernementaux et non gouvernementaux, jud... (Résumé complet accès életronique ci-dessous) / Resumen: En esta tesis se estudia el problema del dopaje en el deporte contemporáneo de alto rendimiento, lo que constituye una violación del principio de igualdad formal entre los competidores, hiriendo el "fair play", para obtener una ventaja competitiva indebida atleta usuario esta práctica desleal que es a la vez poco ético e ilegal, además de ser extremadamente perjudiciales para la salud y puede llevar a la muerte, con el orden lógico para lograr la victoria a cualquier precio, y fiel a este deporte sin sentido ideal. Teniendo en cuenta la presencia inevitable de dopaje en el deporte y su confrontación con los dispositivos de regulación y tecnológicos para frenarlo son insuficientes, justifica la investigación que es de gran importancia en la actualidad. El estudio tiene como objetivo identificar y analizar el fenómeno del dopaje en el deporte contemporáneo, de la realización histórica de su presencia en el Antiguo Deporte y sus repercusiones en el mundo del deporte y de la sociedad actual, así como entender las formas o métodos de dopaje y de control posibles contribuciones legales y normativos para frenar esta práctica, desde la perspectiva del derecho deportivo. Esta tesis, en el nivel metodológico, se caracteriza por ser una búsqueda bibliográfica (doctrinal, legislativa, judicial y documental), enfoque exploratorio, descriptivo y cualitativo. Para el estudio, pone de relieve la utilidad de los documentos proporcionados por los organismos gubernamentales y no gubernamentales... (Resumen completo clicar acceso eletrônico abajo) / Zusammenfassung: Diese Arbeit untersucht das Problem des Dopings, das in großem Maße im modernen Sport vorhanden ist. Doping ermöglicht den Wettbewerbern, durch Missachtung der "Fair-play-Regeln", einen Wettbewerbsvorteil durch unlautere Praktiken, die eine Verletzung des Grundsatzes der formalen Gleichheit und des Materials nach sich zieht. Es ist somit unethisch und illegal, aber auch äußerst schädlich für die Gesundheit und kann in logischer Abfolge zum Tode führen. Nur damit der Sieg um jeden Preis erreicht werde und damit das falsche Sportideal als wahr erscheint. Das unvermeidbare Vorhandensein von Doping im Sport und seine Konfrontation mit den normativen und technischen Geräten, die nicht ausreichend sind, dies zurückzuhalten, rechtfertigt die Forschung, die heute von großer Bedeutung ist. Ziel der Studie ist die Dotierung des Phänomens im zeitgenössischen Sport, von der historischen Erkenntnis seiner Gegenwart aus dem Alten Sport und ihre Auswirkungen in der Sportwelt in der heutigen Gesellschaft, sowie die Formen der Dopingkontrollverfahren zu verstehen und mögliche Beiträge zu analysieren, wie gesetzlich und normativ dieser Praxis Einhalt geboten werden kann, insbesondere aus der Sicht des Sportrechts. Diese These, wird auf methodischer Ebene durch explorative und beschreibende Literatur (Lehr, Legislative, Judikative und Dokumentarfilm), einem dialektische Ansatz mit der Geschichte und vergleichenden, qualitativen Methoden charakterisiert. Die Studie unterstreicht die Nützlichkeit ... (Vollständige zusammenfassung, klicken sie unten auf den elektronischen zugang) / Abstract: This thesis studies the problem of doping in high performance Contemporary Sport, which constitutes infringement of the principle of formal equality of competitors, injuring fair play, to gain competitive advantage undue user athlete this unfair practice that is both unethical and illegal, as well as being extremely harmful to health and can lead to death, with the logical order to achieve victory at any cost, and true to the sport ideal nonsense. Considering the unavoidable presence of doping in sport and its confrontation with the regulatory and technological devices to restrain it are insufficient, justifies the research which is of major importance today. The study aims to identify and analyze the doping phenomenon in Contemporary Sport, from the historical realization of his presence from the Old Sport and its repercussions in the sports world and in today's society as well as understand the forms or doping control methods and possible legal and normative contributions to curb this practice, from the perspective of Sports Law. This thesis, on the methodological level, is characterized by being a literature search (doctrinal, legislative, judicial and documentary), exploratory approach, descriptive and qualitative. For the study, highlights the usefulness of documents provided by governmental and non-governmental, judicial and legislative bodies, Brazilian and foreign, in the three levels of regulation: international, national and private. Research and study resulted in t... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Orientador: Alaide Pellegrini Mammana / Coorientador: Afonso Antonio Machado / Banca: Altair Moioli / Banca: Marcelo Callegari Zanetti / Banca: Carlos Jose Martins / Banca: Gisele Maria Schwartz / Resumo: O objetivo mais geral desta tese foi se organizando em contrapor questões econômicas importantes sobre as IES privadas, inclusive questões de sustentabilidade, quando projetadas às receitas e lucros para diversas escalas de matrículas, com questões de avaliação e qualidade de cursos. Portanto perseguia a hipótese de que cursos de graduação em Educação Física a distância, poderia não obter bons níveis de qualidade, se os polos de encontros presenciais, não estivessem bem aparelhados para as aulas práticas. Mesmo que milhares de pessoas atualmente já se utilizem da internet como meio de obter conhecimento, o ensino a distância - EaD, é muito recente e seu alcance ainda não pode ser bem estabelecido. A evolução desta modalidade de ensino só foi possível pelo avanço de tecnológias no campo da internet. Esta modalidade de ensino tem se demostrado muito atrativa as instituições e pessoas. A expansão desta modalidade nas graduações já impactam as instituições de ensino superior IES no Brasil. Considerando ser uma expansão muito recente, falta estabelecer aprofundamento de conhecimento e pesquisas em todos os campos que permeiam o EaD nas IES. Esta tese, neste vasto campo do EaD, irá aprofundar a pesquisa sob o ponto de vista pedagógico e da infraestruta afim de compreender os impactos econômicos na qualidade do ensino e particularmente nas IES que oferessem graduação de Educação Física à distância / Abstract: The more general aim of this thesis was organizing in countering important economic issues on private HEIs, including sustainability issues, when projected revenue and profits for various scales of enrollments, with valuation issues and quality of courses. So pursuing the hypothesis that undergraduate courses in Physical Education from a distance, could not get good levels of quality, if the pole-face meetings were not well equipped to practical classes. Thousands of people today are already using internet as a means for acquiring knowledge. Distance learning is very recent and its scope cannot be well established. The evolution of this type of education was only possible due to the advancement of technologies related to internet. This type of education has proven to be very attractive for institutions and people. The perceived expansion of distance graduations is already impacting institutions of higher education but since this is a recent expansion, there needs to be a more complex study and research in all fields related to distance learning. This thesis aimed at researching infrastructure and pedagogical aspects in the distance learning area, and understanding the impact of economical results in higher education institutions that offer undergrad distance learning courses in Physical Education / Doutor

Os hormônios do eixo GH-sistema IGF são conhecidos pelo seu papel anabólico e melhora nos ganhos de força. Alguns estudos sugerem que suplementação com o composto Zinco, Magnésio e Piridoxina (\"ZMA\") poderia aumentar os níveis dos hormônios do eixo GH/IGF e na testosterona em jovens. Este hipotético aumento, poderia causar alterações significativas na composição corporal. O ZMA é um suplemento muito popular, facilmente encontrado em lojas especializadas, e tem como premissa causar este aumento nos níveis dos hormônios do eixo GH/IGF, além da testosterona. Contudo, os estudos são divergentes acerca de sua eficácia. Assim sendo, o presente projeto objetivou verificar os efeitos do treinamento físico associado à suplementação de 8 semanas do composto ZMA sobre as concentrações de IGF-1, IGFBP-3 e testosterona em jovens do sexo masculino. Participaram do estudo 18 sujeitos saudáveis, do sexo masculino, atletas amadores de futebol americano. Eles foram divididos em dois grupos: ZMA (grupo suplementado) e placebo. Os resultados mostraram elevação das concentrações de IGF-1, IGFBP-3 e de Testosterona entre a avaliação inicial e a avaliação após 8 semanas. Essa elevação foi semelhante nos dois grupos, não havendo diferenças entre o grupo suplementado e o grupo placebo. Nos dois grupos foi observado de forma semelhante aumento nos parâmetros antropométricos que atestam ganho de massa magra, acompanhado de diminuição naqueles que indicam redução da gordura corporal. Assim sendo, os resultados sugerem que em indivíduos com dieta adequada, doses extras dos micronutrientes presentes no ZMA não trazem quaisquer benefícios adicionais, seja na composição corporal ou nos níveis hormonais. / The GH-IGF system has several anabolic effects and plays an important role in strength gain. Some studies suggest that Zinc, Magnesium and Pyridoxine (\"ZMA\") supplementation could increase GH/IGF and testosterone levels in young subjects. This hypothetical increase could lead to significant changes in body composition. ZMA is a very popular supplement, easily found in specialty stores, and it is presumed to cause increasing in GH/IGF and testosterone levels. However, studies are divergent regarding its efficacy. Therefore, the present study aimed to verify the effects of physical training associated with 8-week ZMA supplementation on the IGF-1, IGFBP-3 and testosterone levels in young males. Eighteen healthy male amateur football players were included in the study. They were divided into two groups: ZMA (supplemented group) and placebo. IGF-1, IGFBP-3 and testosterone concentrations were higher in the final evaluation (8 weeks) than at the beginning of the study. The increase was similar in the supplemented and in the placebo group. Both groups showed similar changes in anthropometric parameters attesting for lean mass gain and decrease in body fat mass. The findings suggest that extra doses of the micronutrients present in the ZMA do not bring any additional benefits, either in the body composition or in the hormonal levels in subjects under adequate diet.

Extensive literature research revealed that little was known about the effectiveness of athletic training continuing education workshops in increasing athletic trainers' knowledge, skills and abilities. The three purposes of this mixed method exploratory study were: 1) to examine whether continuing education workshops were perceived by athletic trainer participants as effective; 2) to determine if a relationship existed between efficacy and perceived workshop training effectiveness; 3) to demonstrate the transfer of training through work experiences. Participants were recruited through Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC) approved continuing education workshops. Eighty-four participants completed a questionnaire packet on the day of the workshop. The packet contained the Athletic Training Efficacy Questionnaire, subject matter pre-test, workshop evaluation, and subject matter post-test. Two months after the workshop, participants were contacted and asked to complete an online questionnaire that focused on their perceptions of the workshop they attended and their transfer of the training to the workplace. Quantitative data analysis revealed no significant relationships between participants' levels of efficacy and ages, genders, work experience, and degree attainment. Nor was there a significant relationship found between participants' level of efficacy and their perceptions of workshop effectiveness. The characteristics of the workshops were perceived as effective in increasing participant knowledge, skills and abilities related to athletic training. Overall, 20.2% of participants perceived the workshops as being very effective, 46.4% perceived the workshops to be effective, and 33.3% perceived the workshops as ineffective. / Qualitative analysis revealed that the perceptions of workshop effectiveness were related to the presentation format, characteristics of the instructor, and the relevancy of the workshop material to real life situations. Barriers to the transfer of training were also identified and included workshop format factors (delivery, environmental, and learning styles) and a lack of information presented. Recommendations for the development of continuing education workshops that better meet the needs of athletic trainers were discussed, and suggestions for future research were provided. / by Sarah L. Reed. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.