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Overview

Charles B. Corbin is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their academic contributions primarily focus on the integration of physical education and pedagogy, with particular attention to children's physical and motor development.

The main fields of study in Corbin's work include:

  • Health Professions
  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Corbin has extensively explored subfields such as:

  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Physiology
  • Social Psychology

Their research topics encompass:

  • Physical Education and Pedagogy
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Sports and Physical Education Research
  • Sports, Gender, and Society
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts

Corbin has published multiple recent papers, among them:

  • "Conceptual physical education: A course for the future" (2020), Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • "A Dozen Reasons for Including Conceptual Physical Education in Quality Secondary School Programs" (2020), Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance
  • "Toward a Unifying Operational Definition of Physical Literacy for SHAPE America" (2022), Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance
  • "The Importance of Textbooks in Kinesiology" (2022), Kinesiology Review
  • "Assessing Health Risk With Musculoskeletal Fitness Tests in Youth" (2024), Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance

Frequent publication venues where Corbin's work appears include:

  • Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance
  • Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • Kinesiology Review
  • Sports Medicine - Open

The researcher collaborates regularly with peers such as:

  • Pamela Hodges Kulinna
  • Benjamin A. Sibley
  • Hyeonho Yu
  • Diane L. Gill
  • Kathleen F. Janz

Best Publications

  • The Physical Self-Perception Profile: Development and preliminary validation

    Kenneth R. Fox;Charles B. Corbin

  • Measurement Issues in the Assessment of Physical Activity in Children

    Gregory J. Welk;Charles B. Corbin;Darren Dale

  • Determinants of physical activity and interventions in youth.

    James F. Sallis;Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Elaine J. Stone;Charles B. Corbin

  • Physical Activity for Everyone: What Every Physical Educator Should Know about Promoting Lifelong Physical Activity

    Charles B. Corbin

  • BMI-referenced standards for recommended pedometer-determined steps/day in children.

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Robert P Pangrazi;Charles B Corbin;William J Rutherford

  • Restricting opportunities to be active during school time: do children compensate by increasing physical activity levels after school?

    Darren Dale;Charles B. Corbin;Kathleen S. Dale

  • Concepts of Fitness And Wellness: A Comprehensive Lifestyle Approach

    Charles B. Corbin

  • Definitions: Health, Fitness, and Physical Activity.

    Charles B. Corbin;Robert P. Pangrazi;B. Don Franks

  • Fitness for Life

    Charles B. Corbin;Ruth Lindsey

  • Accumulating 10,000 Steps: Does this Meet Current Physical Activity Guidelines?

    Guy C Le Masurier;Cara L Sidman;Charles B Corbin

  • Eating Disorders Among Female Athletes.

    Jorunn Sundgot Borgen;Charles B. Corbin

  • Self-esteem in children and youth: The role of sport and physical education.

    James R. Whitehead;Charles B. Corbin

  • The Validity of the Tritrac-R3D Activity Monitor for the Assessment of Physical Activity in Children

    Gregory J. Welk;Charles B. Corbin

  • Flexibility: A Major Component of Physical Fitness

    Charles B. Corbin;Larry Noble

  • Youth fitness testing: the effect of percentile-based evaluative feedback on intrinsic motivation.

    James R. Whitehead;Charles B. Corbin

  • A 10,000-Step Count as a Physical Activity Target for Sedentary Women

    Bridgette E. Wilde;Cara L. Sidman;Charles B. Corbin

  • Implications of Physical Literacy for Research and Practice: A Commentary

    Charles B. Corbin

  • Are American children and youth fit

    Charles B. Corbin;Robert P. Pangrazi

  • The History of FITNESSGRAM

    Sharon A. Plowman;Charles L. Sterling;Charles B. Corbin;Marilu D. Meredith

  • Physical Activity for Children: A Statement of Guidelines for Children Ages 5-12

    Charles B. Corbin

  • BMI-referenced standards for recommended pedometer-determined steps/day in children

    Thomas F. Cuddihy;Catrine Tudor-Locke;Robert P. Pangrazi;Charles B. Corbin

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth R Fox
Kenneth R Fox University of Bristol
Pamela Hodges Kulinna
Pamela Hodges Kulinna Arizona State University
William R. Corbin
William R. Corbin Arizona State University
James G. Ross
James G. Ross Silver Spring Networks
Thomas L. McKenzie
Thomas L. McKenzie San Diego State University
Deborah L. Feltz
Deborah L. Feltz Michigan State University
Daniel M. Landers
Daniel M. Landers Arizona State University
Leonard H. Epstein
Leonard H. Epstein University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Karen A. Matthews
Karen A. Matthews University of Pittsburgh

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