National Biomechanics Day: A Novel and Collaborative Recruitment Tool.

As student enrollment numbers continue to drop within university Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) programs across the country, the importance of recruiting high school students into the fields of physical education has never been greater. The PETE and exercise science programs at a univer...

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Published in:JOPERD: The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Vol. 92; no. 6; pp. 48 - 57
Main Authors: Merica, Christopher B., Chun, Youngmin, Bailey, Joshua, Egan, Cate A.
Format: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2021
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Summary:As student enrollment numbers continue to drop within university Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) programs across the country, the importance of recruiting high school students into the fields of physical education has never been greater. The PETE and exercise science programs at a university in the Pacific Northwest collaborated using National Biomechanics Day as a recruitment tool to promote biomechanics (as a field of study) and highlight both PETE and exercise science degree programs to high school students.