David Kahan, ENS

Appointment year at SDSU - 2000

Office location: ENS 315
Telephone number: (619) 594-3887
Email: dkahan@mail.sdsu.edu

Education

B.S. in Kinesiology, 1990, UCLA
M. Ed. in Teacher Education, 1991, UCLA
Ph.D. in HPER, 1995, The Ohio State University

Major Curricular Responsibilities

ENS 335 Basic Movement Skills
ENS 441A Sport Applications I
ENS 442A Physical Education for Elementary Schools
ENS 442B Physical Education for Elementary Schools--Activity

Service Germane to Profession:

Previous Appointments:

Assistant Professor, 1998-2000, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
Assistant Professor, 1995-1998, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX.

Professional Memberships:

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD)
California AHPERD
National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (NAPEHE)

Academic Interests

My initial focus in graduate school was directed at coaching behavior with special emphasis on gender dynamics (e.g., males coaching female athletes). At my first appointment, I completely changed my focus to better match a major job responsibility—the preparation and supervision of preservice (student teachers and undergraduate field practicum students) teachers. To this end, I spent the last 5 years on projects focused at better understanding cooperating teacher behavior and beliefs. Beginning Fall 2001, I switched my focus one last time to issues involving the relationship between the pursuit of physical activity and religiosity in children. In a series of studies, I will look at factors that facilitate and inhibit physical activity in adolescents from religions with clerical/scriptural pr(e/o)scriptions for/against exercise (e.g., Judaism, Islam, LDS).

Recent Publications:

Kahan, D. (in press). Jewish day-schooled adolescents' perceptions of parental and environmental support of physical activity. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.
McKenzie, T.L., & Kahan, D. (2004). Impact of the Surgeon General's Report: Through the eyes of physical education teacher educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 23, 300-317.
Kahan, D. (2004). Relationships between religiosity, physical activity, and sedentary behavior among Jewish adolescents. Pediatric Exercise Science, 16, 54-63.
Kahan, D. (2003). Islam and physical activity: Implications for American sport and physical educators. [cover article] Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 74 (3), 48-54.
Kahan, D. (2003). Religious boundaries in public school physical activity settings. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 74 (1), 11-12, 14.
Kahan, D. (2002). Religiosity as a determinant of physical activity: The case of Judaism. Quest, 54, 97-115.

Biographical Information:

Married since 1993 to Amy; two children--Jeremy (b. 1996) and Rachel (b. 1999)
Originally from Los Angeles, CA.
I love to run, hike, bike and swim.
Favorite team sports to play are soccer and softball; to watch are Lakers basketball and Ram and UCLA football.
My favorite food is anything Asian, especially Vietnamese and Thai dishes.
My favorite things to do in San Diego are taking the kids to area attractions and cultural activities.

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