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Adapted physical activity in Africa: problems and the way forward
(Sobama, http://www.rc.unesp.br/ib/efisica/sobama/sobamaorg/inicio.htm, 2007-12)
There is paucity of literature, both in international journals and the World Wide Web, on the status and practise of adapted physical activity (APA) in the different African countries. Despite the promises, in the constitutions ...
Health locus of control and internal resilience factors among adolescents in Botswana: a case-control study with implications for physical education
(Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation. http://ajol.info/index.php/sajrs/index, 2008)
Studies exploring self and health belief systems are keys to understanding the challenges to wholesome development of adolescents and creating interventions to enhance their mental, emotional and physical health status. ...
Peer provocation in physical education: experiences of Botswana adolescents
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.informaworld.com, 2009-05)
Critical incidents of peer provocation in physical education were investigated among 675 junior secondary school students in Botswana. Data were generated through a brief, open-ended questionnaire requesting the students ...
Professional development experiences of physical education teachers in Botswana: epistemological implications
(Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com, 2009-08)
Studies conducted outside Africa show that professional development experiences of physical education (PE) teachers are shaped by the manner in which PE is situated (and stereotyped) in the school system. Given the contested ...
A discourse analysis of the national sport and recreation policy for Botswana
(Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com, 2007)
The thesis of this article is that national sport and recreation policies constitute a pedagogical
problematic, as they are texts bound to specific meaning and learning, with potential to impact on
roles and subjectivities. ...
Position sense and reaction angle after eccentric exercise: the repeated bout effect
(Springer Verlag, http://www.springerlink.com, 2008-01-03)
The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effects of a repeated eccentric exercise on position sense and muscle reaction angle. Fourteen healthy women underwent an isokinetic exercise session on their ...
Aggressive and antisocial behaviours among secondary shool students in Botswana: the influence of family and school based factors
(SAGE Publications. http://spi.sagepub.com, 2007)
This study examined the relationship between family factors and secondary school students’ aggressive and antisocial behaviours. Participants were 1,478 junior and senior secondary school students from four major urban ...
A Survey of recreational facilities in southern Botswana schools for children with disabilities
(University of Botswana; http://www.ub.bw, 2001)
This study surveys the existing recreational facilities in Southern Botswana schools for children with disabilities. All the 14 schools for indviduals with disabilities in Southern Botswana were used for the study. The ...
Perceived barriers to sport and recreation participation in Botswana
(AFAHPER-SD. http://ajol.info/index.php/ajpherd/index, 2008)
Participation in different forms of recreation and
physical activities has beneficial effects on the health and health status of individuals. Physical inactivity
has also been identified as a major health problem
affecting ...
Fitness of black African early adolescents with and without mild mental retardation
(Human Kinetics http://www.humankinetics.com, 2006-07)
This study compared the fitness of Black African early adolescents with and without mild mental retardation. Participants included 30 purposively selected early adolescent Black Africans with mild mental retardation aged ...