| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences exist
in the level of coverage of resistance exercise in select four-year college and
university undergraduate physical education programs. The study also
examined whether differences exist between content suggested for training
resistance exercise specialists and the curriculum being offered. A final
dimension of the study was to identify existing program options with an
emphasis on resistance exercise. The objective was to identify information
that might be applied by college and university-level curriculum specialists
for the development of resistance exercise related courses. The survey
instrument (a mailed questionnaire) was developed by integrating the
NSCA role delineation study (1988) and a study of the literature related to
resistance exercise. A panel of specialists was employed to expand, modify,
and validate the instrument. Twelve categories and 91 content areas were
identified.
The study population was comprised of 76 National Strength and
Conditioning Association (NSCA) members who were listed under
undergraduate physical education programs in the Physical Education
Gold Book. Of the 76 members contacted, 63 (83%) completed and returned
the questionnaire. The findings of the study showed that differences do
exist in the level of coverage of resistance exercise in the curriculum of
four-year undergraduate physical education programs. The three
categories with the most consistently high coverage were Muscle
Physiology, Biomechanics, and Testing and Evaluation. The three
categories with the most consistently low level of coverage were
Administration/Organizational Concerns, Special Populations, and
Methods Used to Develop Strength. The content areas with the most
consistently high level of coverage were Dynamics of Contraction,
Movement Terminology, Body Mechanics, Lactic Acid Metabolism, and
Modes of Strength Training. The content areas receiving the most
consistently low level of coverage were Legal Issues, and Functional
Isometrics. === Graduation date: 1992
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