American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance - AAHPERD

Issue: October 2009

Engaging Urban Youths in Physical Education and Physical Activity: Introduction
Carla Murgia & Bryan McCullick, Feature Editors

Abstract: It cannot be denied that urban youths are underserved in almost every way one could imagine, especially in health care and education funding. Furthermore, the lack of these cornerstones is likely to be perpetuated unless everyone chips in what they can to stymie poverty’s impact. As a profession, we claim to be able to make a difference in the physical, affective, and cognitive development of children. Therefore it seems logical that engaging urban youths in physical education and physical activity should be one of our goals. This special feature includes articles from the presentations made at the 2009 All-Academy Symposium about how each of the six NASPE academies influences or addresses “Engaging Urban Youths in Physical Education and Physical Activity.”

Article category: NASPE Symposium