About the Journal

The mission of the California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) is to promote healthful lifestyles through quality education for all populations and provide leadership to school, community and statewide programs in the areas of health, physical education, recreation, dance and other movement-related programs. CAHPERD is an educational organization which will achieve its mission by supporting, encouraging, and providing assistance to members statewide, as they initiate, develop, conduct and promote programs of health, physical education, recreation, dance and other movement-related programs.

The CAHPERD Journal publishes scholarly articles, research reports, articles with practical applications or implications for HPERD educators and professionals. The Journal is peer-reviewed and published twice a year. The mission of the CAHPERD Journal is to provide resources to HPERD educators and professionals to advance and facilitate conversations about issues relevant to current practice.