background: obesity is a major problem in both developed and underdeveloped countries. the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a physical education program (pep) on promoting health belief model (hbm) scores, increasing physical activity (pa), and reducing obesity among iranian high school students. methods: this quasi‑experimental study was accomplished at four high schools that...

conclusions children engaged with regular football practice presented enhanced physical fitness and autonomic function, by increasing vagal tone at rest. results the anthropometric and body composition characteristics were similar in both groups (p > 0.05). the groups were also similar in time spent daily on moderate-to-vigorous physical activities (fg vs. cg: 114 ± 64 vs. 87 ± 55 minutes; p > ...

background: educational interventions to promote physical activity are one of the health priorities. a theoretical approach to promote and maintain physical activity is the transtheoretical model (ttm). this research was conducted to determine the effects of this model on students' physical activity habits in 2011. methods: this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 200 students in two grou...

objectives: the needs and problems of students with physical-motor disabilities should be properly identified in order to solve them. the main purpose of this research was to determine the needs and problems of iranian male students with physical-motor disabilities in the education and employment dimensions.  methods: this was a descriptive study. all the male students with physical-motor disab...

In my commentary in response to the 3 articles (McKenzie & Lounsbery, 2013; Rink, 2013; Ward, 2013), I focus on 3 areas: (a) content knowledge, (b) a holistic approach to physical education, and (c) policy impact. I use the term quality teaching rather than "teacher effectiveness." Quality teaching is a term with the potential to move our attention beyond a focus merely on issues of effectivene...

the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of work life (qwl) and organizational commitment (oc) and their dimensions in faculty members of physical education faculties and departments of state universities. sample consisted of 217 faculty members of physical education faculties and departments. walton’s (1973) qwl questionnaire and mayer and allen (oc) questionna...

the aim of this study was to compare mental health, quality of life and emotional intelligence in physical education teachers and non-physical education teachers in kermanshah. this study was carried out by a causal-comparative and field method. the statistical population of this study comprised all the teachers of kermanshah (972 physical education teachers and 2854 non-physical education teac...