Concept information
social science subjects
health and social care
lifestyle medicine and health
health policy, public health, and health education
Preferred term
physical education
Definition
- Physical education covers a broad field of professionals and scholarly areas. The name of physical education is fast disappearing in higher education language and has been replaced by a variety of names underlying the nature of the discipline, that is, the science of human movement. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration; Physical Education]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- adapted physical education
- characteristics of effective physical education curricula
- characteristics of effective physical education instruction
- fitness assessments
- intramural sports programs and extracurricular activities
- lifetime fitness skills
- movement education
- national and state physical education standards
- physical activity and movement in the classroom
- physical activity clubs
- physical education for students with special needs
- physical education requirements
- physical inactivity: reducing screen time
- recess for elementary school children
- safety in physical education
- sun protection during school-sponsored physical activities
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/physical_education
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