... in West Yorkshire. The research was carried out using self-administered questionnaires which were designed according to good ethical practice. These included questions regarding their perceived motivational factors and barriers to participation. Literature review There is a world obesity epidemic with most recent figures suggesting that 1 in ... of 87%, 94% in year 7 and 80% in year 12. There were a total of 87 pupils who took part in the study (Year 7: N=47 and Year 12: N=40). The first question determined whether they enjoyed physical activity, as seen I appendix 4 physical activity w...

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... what they are taught. But even that isn't enough. The curriculum should not be built around a defence of what teachers have been trained to teach; it should be built around giving children the skills they need to know. What do children need to ... in 1971 when he wrote: School has become the planned process which tools man for a planned world, the principal tool to trap man in man's trap. It is supposed to shape each man to an adequate level for playing a part in this world game. Inexorably we cultivate, treat, produce and school the world ... the performance of students, which influenc...

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... a nickname - Dufus. His birth name was Jody Mills. He was resentful of the name initially but he eventually accepted this harsh slander. Periodically, he would say to me, "Mikey, why they call me that? My name ain't no Dufus!" For years I noticed that he would be apprehensive about being around these certain individuals who labeled him "Dufus" over twenty years ago. As ... he had been suspended from school a couple days earlier. Those children, more than likely, had been mistreated or bullied by their parents, siblings or fellow classmates but never received assistance or attention from...

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