University of Idaho

Division of HPERD

Fall 2007:  PE 530

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Grace Goc Karp                             TEL/EMAIL:  208-885-2187;gockarp@uidaho.edu;

OFFICE:  PEB 206                                           OH: TR 2.00-4.00 and by appt.

Course web address: http://www.educ.uidaho.edu/pep530 (if you see changes that need to be made to the content on the website please let me know)

For student evaluations online: http://www.its.uidaho.edu/studentevals

Readings provided during the course

Journal and WEB research (Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, QUEST, Journal of Recreational Studies, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Journal of Health

COURSE GOAL: 

This course is for students to research, examine, and critique contemporary issues related to health, physical activity, and  leadership  in school, health, sport, recreational and community settings.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:  The student will

1.  Critique health and physical activity issues in current literature from a variety of perspectives.

2.  Identify health and physical activity leadership issues and sustainability issues

3.      Use qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to examine health, physical activity, and leadership issue authentic settings in the community

4.      Identify grant opportunities in relation to health, physical activity and leadership

ASSIGNMENTS

1.  Review, critique and preparedness to discuss readings; and promotion of professional curiosity.

2.  Critical analysis and presentation of a health and/or physical activity leadership issue.

3.  Collection of data using quantitative and qualitative techniques with examination of validity, reliability and trustworthiness issues

4.  Grant search profile

5.   Final project –  a 1 pge idea/draft must be critiqued by the class and research faculty before you start.

Design a small research study related to a health and/or physical activity issue in your community, collect data (qualitative, or quantitative or mixed), analyze data, examine sustainability indicators, & develop report.  Components should include: review of literature on the issue, population to be used, variables to be observed or categories identified, sustainability indicators identified and analyzed, method of collecting data, coding and recording procedures, validity, reliability, trustworthiness issues, data analysis, summary conclusions and recommendations for change. 

6.  Miscellaneous – various projects, activities may emerge during the class that present opportunities for us to engage in.

POLICIES

As a graduate class, participation and professional curiosity is expected and should be supported in a positive manner by all participants in the class.  Professional insights from work-related and/or personal experiences are encouraged; critique and exploration of content is desired.  Although a lab is not connected to the course it is expected that students apply content and assignments to their setting in the time provided to provide a foundation of experiential knowledge.  Assignments must be handed in on time unless a verifiable excuse is presented.  Late assignments will not be accepted and the redoing of assignments will not be allowed unless negotiated ahead of time. All assigs. must be of professional graduate level quality. 

 EVALUATION

1.  Readings, critiques, professional contribution, weekly class work           25%

2.  Critical analysis of health and/or physical activity leadership issue          7.5%

    including sustainability indicators

3   Collection of data                                                    15%

                a.   Collection of data - quantitative (5%)

                b.   Collection of data - qualitative  (5%)

                      c.    Validity, reliability and trustworthiness issues (5%)

4.   Grant search profile                                                  7.5%

5.   Final Project                                                        40%

6.   Miscellaneous                                                       5%

A = 100-90%         B = 89-80%           C = 79-70%          D = 69-60%          F = 59-%