| 276 | Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
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| 3:15 PM-5:15 PM | Tampa Convention Center:18 |
| NASPE/Research/Curriculum and Instruction |
| Issues in Researching Young People in Physical Activity Settings |
| CEU OPPORTUNITY: This session focuses on opportunities and challenges in doing research with young people in physical activity settings. Keynote speaker, Kimberly Oliver, examines working with adolescent girls to: understand how they view their bodies, help them critique body messages that threaten their health; and assist them in transforming physical activity inequities. Laura Azzarito and Amy Tischler will then lead a discussion on youth physical activity and femininity/masculinity. The forum will conclude with a short business meeting. |
Keyword(s): curriculum, professional preparation, research
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| Presider: Nathan A. McCaughtry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI |
| Panelists: Laura Azzarito, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom; and Amy Tischler, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI |
| Speaker: Kimberly Oliver, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM |