Loughborough University
Browse
PE & Childhood Obesity paper.pdf (69.54 kB)

Physical education and childhood obesity

Download (69.54 kB)
journal contribution
posted on 2009-03-31, 11:15 authored by Jo Harris, Lorraine CaleLorraine Cale
This paper reports on an Association for Physical Education specialist seminar which took place in May 2007 on the subject of physical education and childhood obesity. The main aim of the seminar was for physical educators to engage in a debate focusing on the following questions: • What are the facts about childhood obesity? • What are the issues? • What can we learn from physiologists, psychologists, sociologists and pedagogues? • What does all of this mean for physical education? To achieve this, a number of prominent academics from different disciplines (physiology, psychology, pedagogy and sociology) were asked to present their perspectives on the facts and issues associated with childhood obesity and their views on physical education’s role in addressing these. The seminar was concluded with a consideration of the way forward in terms of proposals, guidelines and recommendations for physical educators. The paper is structured in five sections, with each comprising a representation of each presentation including the key messages and recommendations for physical education.

History

School

  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Citation

HARRIS, J. and CALE, L, 2007. Physical education and childhood obesity. Physical Education Matters, 2 (4), pp. 10-14

Publisher

© Association for Physical Education

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2007

Notes

This article was accepted for publication in the journal, Physical Education Matters [© Association for Physical Education at http://www.afpe.org.uk/]

ISSN

1751-0988

Language

  • en

Usage metrics

    Loughborough Publications

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC