Abstracts of Research Papers 1983. Presented at the Minneapolis, Minnesota Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance in the Research Consortium Meetings (April 7-11, 1983).

This volume contains all research consortium abstracts which were accepted for presentation at the Minneapolis, Minnesota Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), April 7-11, 1983. Abstracts represent "state of the art" research encompassing the entire spectrum of AAHPERD disciplines. Abstracts are grouped according to topics (pedagogy, physiology, health, biomechanics and skill acquisition, health, handicapped, motor development, curriculum, history, physiology, measurement and evaluation, sociology, and psychology). Also included are abstracts of poster sessions, which were multidisciplinary in nature and provided greater opportunity for the researcher to share ideas and results. (JD)