The fifth dimension: extending the physical education program

Although many professionals do not agree on the goals of physical educaion programs for children, they can acknowledge when a program is succes fuI in eaching its stated goals. Thus, quality refers to the attainment of program goals and not to the goals themselves" (Hoffman, 1987, p. 44). Many physical education specialists feel that regular instructional time is insufficient to meet a broad range of program goals. To attain the goals of their programs, the teachers in this study found physical education classes alone to be inadequate.