Dissertation: Physical Education and Academic Performance – Literature Review. Part II
Labarre, Jequier, Shephard, Lavalle, and Rajic (1984) conducted a study that examined the effects of physical activity on academic grades. This study employed an experimental design that used two primary schools in Quebec, Canada. One school was an urban school and the other rural. Nineteen classes at each school participated in the study. The sample [...]
Dissertation: Physical Education and Academic Performance.
Introduction Physical educators are constantly defending their profession. As the emphasis on academic testing increases, there seems to be less time in the school day for scheduling all the needs of children. More often than not, physical education is among one of the first areas administrators look at cutting back in order to make more [...]
