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Professor
Health, Physical Educ & Leisure Services
Address:
203 Wellness/Recreation Center
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0241
Office: 119 WRC
Phone:
(319) 273-6882
Email:
ripley.marston@uni.edu |
Biography
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Born and raised in Virginia . Undergraduate degree obtained at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Taught elementary physical education for the Lynchburg (VA) public schools. Masters of Science degree awarded by the University of Tennessee , taught in several of the Knoxville Tennessee Public Elementary Schools, and later received a Ph. D from The University of Iowa. Became a faculty member of the University of Northern Iowa in the Fall of 1976. Major responsibilities have included teaching the elementary physical education methods and materials classes and various activity classes.
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Education
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| Ph.D. University of Iowa
M.A. University of Tennessee
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Selected Publications (Books)
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• Marston, R. (2003). Great Activities' Parachute Book,with CD, Second Edition. Durham North Carolina : Great Activities Publishing Company.
• Hanson, J., Krogh, J., Marston, R., Olberding, R., & Sewell, J. (2001) Physical Fun For Little Ones: Activities for 3 to 5 year olds. Des Moines, IA : Iowa Department of Education.
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Selected Publications (Journal Articles)
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• Marston, R. (2004). An Early Childhood Movement Laboratory Model: Kindergym. Teaching Elementayr Physical Education (TEPE), 15(2), 6-9.
• Ahrabi-Fard, I. , Edginton, C., and Marston, R. (2004). Developing the Physically Educated Student. A 21 st Century Challenge for Physical Educators. Journal of Physical Education and Recreation ( Hong Kong ). 10(2), 8-14.
• Marston, R. (2002). Addressing the University's Tripartite Mission Through an Early Childhood Movement Program. The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD), 73(5), 35-41.
• Marston, R. (2004). Are You Teaching the Code? Iowa Association for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance Update, Spring issue, pp 8-9.
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Courses Taught
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Most recent courses taught:
420:021 Movement Activities for Children
420:045 Physical Education in the Elementary Grades
420:173 Senior Methods Block
420:231 Effective Teaching in Physical Education
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Research Interest
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Research interests include:
Motor development of children
Children's physical education and fitness
Early childhood motor activity curricula
Physical Education Teacher Education
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