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Challenges encountered by parents from urban, lower social economic class in changing lifestyle behaviors of their children who are overweight or obese by Ma, Xiao, Li, Weidong, Rukavina, Paul B

“…Abstract Background Parents from urban, lower social economic classes often encounter unique challenges in their lives, which shape how they work with their…”
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Types and Nature of Parental Support for Overweight Students to Cope With Weight‐Related Teasing by Zhao, Qi, Li, Weidong, Rukavina, Paul B.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Parental support can protect adolescents from various forms of bullying. There is a lack of in‐depth information about what social support…”
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Case Study of an Institutionalized Urban Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program by Doolittle, Sarah A, Rukavina, Paul B

“…This single case study (Yin, 2009) compares an established urban physical education/ sport/physical activity program with two models: Comprehensive School…”
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Middle School Physical Education Teachers' Perspectives on Overweight Students by Doolittle, Sarah A, Rukavina, Paul B, Li, Weidong, Manson, Mara, Beale, Angela

“…Using the Social Ecological Constraints model, a qualitative multiple case study design was used to explore experienced and committed middle school physical…”
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Middle School Teachers' Strategies for Including Overweight Students in Skill and Fitness Instruction by Rukavina, Paul B, Doolittle, Sarah, Li, Weidong, Manson, Mara, Beale, Angela

“…As part of a larger study, this paper describes teachers' perspectives and strategies on including overweight and obese students (OWS) in instruction related…”
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Adolescents' Perceptions of Controllability and Its Relationship to Explicit Obesity Bias by Rukavina, Paul B., Li, Weidong

“…BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to assess adolescents' perceptions of controllability and its relation to weight stereotypes as a function of gender…”
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Coping against Weight-Related Teasing among Adolescents Perceived to Be Overweight or Obese in Urban Physical Education by Li, Weidong, Rukavina, Paul Bernard, Wright, Paul

“…The purpose of this study was to examine coping against weight-related teasing among adolescents perceived to be overweight or obese in urban physical…”
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PREFACE by Rukavina, Paul

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PREFACE by Rukavina, Paul

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Fostering Inclusion and Positive Physical Education Experiences for Overweight and Obese Students by Rukavina, Paul B., Doolittle, Sarah A.

“…Overweight and obese students are often socially and instructionally excluded from physical education and school physical activity opportunities. This article…”
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A Service Learning Based Project to Change Implicit and Explicit Bias toward Obese Individuals in Kinesiology Pre-Professionals by Rukavina, Paul B., Li, Weidong, Shen, Bo, Sun, Haichun

“…Background: The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of a multi-component intervention to reduce kinesiology pre-professionals' implicit and…”
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PREFACE by Rukavina, Paul

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A service learning based intervention to change attitudes toward obese individuals in kinesiology pre-professionals by Rukavina, Paul B., Li, Weidong, Rowell, Michael B.

“…The purpose of this study was to conduct an intervention to change attitudes toward obese individuals. Ninety-five Kinesiology undergraduates conducted a…”
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An Amotivation Model in Physical Education by Shen, Bo, Wingert, Robert K, Li, Weidong, Sun, Haichun, Rukavina, Paul Bernard

“…Amotivation refers to a state in which individuals cannot perceive a relationship between their behavior and that behavior's subsequent outcome. With the…”
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The nature, occurring contexts, and psychological implications of weight-related teasing in urban physical education programs by Li, Weidong, Rukavina, Paul

“…This study examined the nature, occurring contexts, and psychological implications of weight-related teasing in urban physical education programs…”
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Integrating Motor-Learning Concepts into Physical Education: Using Guided Discovery to Address NASPE Standard 2 by Rukavina, Paul B., Jeansonne, Jennifer J.

“…K-12 students enter physical education with many naive conceptions or misconceptions of how motor skills are acquired. One goal of physical education is to…”
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Including overweight or obese students in physical education: A social ecological constraint model by Li, Weidong, Rukavina, Paul

“…In this review, the authors propose a social ecological constraint model to study inclusion of overweight or obese students in physical education by…”
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Using Motor-Learning Theory to Design More Effective Instruction by Rukavina, Paul B., Foxworth, Randell K.

“…Choosing which teaching approach to use and when to use it is a complex decision, especially for preservice teachers learning to teach individuals with a…”
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Predictors of Obesity Bias among Exercise Science Students by Langdon, Jody, Rukavina, Paul, Greenleaf, Christy

“…The purpose of the present study was to investigate particular psychosocial predictors of obesity bias in prehealth professionals, which include the…”
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Including Overweight or Obese Students in Physical Education: A Social Ecological Constraint Model by Li, Weidong, Rukavina, Paul

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