Book Description

One subject area that is often not a priority in elementary education in Pocatello, Idaho, is physical education. Currently in Pocatello, elementary students receive one thirty-minute session of physical education every two weeks. Questionnaires gathering data on curriculum standards and physical education requirements were sent to 40 randomly selected school districts in four states (ten questionnaires to each state) and followed by telephone interviews. There was a 20.0% return rate on the questionnaires, but the questionnaire was administered through telephone interviews to 32 of the 40 selected districts. Hence, the total response rate was 80.0%. The results indicated that the Pocatello, Idaho, District 25 physical education curriculum is comparable to that of the selected districts but the Pocatello District 25 allotted time for organized physical education is lacking.