528 Physical Activity in Secondary Schools

Friday, April 1, 2011: 8:45 AM-10:00 AM
Convention Center: Room 26A
Presider: Joanne Margaret Hynes-Hunter, Dr. Joanne Hunter, LLC, Sterling, VA
This session features oral presentations of research studies focused on different aspects of physical activity in the secondary school environment.
Students' Physical Activity Across Junior High School Years
Sami Yli-Piipari, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, Finland and Jarmo Liukkonen, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Athletic Privilege in High School: A Qualitative Study
Jeff Eyanson, Azusa Pacific University, Lakewood, CA and Suzanne Malia Lawrence, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
Examining Adolescent Girls' Exercise Motivation and Physical Activity Participation
Zan Gao, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, Ping Xiang, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Huiping Sheng, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM and Ken R. Lodewyk, Brock University, St Catharines, ON, Canada
Employing the Health-Related Fitness Model Improves Secondary Student Fitness
Ooksang Cho1, Bonnie T. Blankenship2, Alan L. Smith1 and Thomas J. Templin1, (1)Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)Purdue University, W Lafayette, IN
High School Students' Experiences in a Sport Education Unit
Katelyn Smither, Xihe Zhu and Stephen Knott, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
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