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'Drawing' Conclusions: Irish Primary School Children's Understanding of Physical Education and Physical Activity Opportunities outside of School
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Parker, Melissa; MacPhail, Ann; O'Sullivan, Mary; Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; McEvoy, Eileen – European Physical Education Review, 2018
This study explores the relationship between primary school physical education and physical activity as sites for the practice of physical activity of Irish primary school children. Understanding how children make connections between physical activity sites is important in shaping physical education experiences that promote lifelong participation.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary School Students, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level
Project Spraoi: Two Year Outcomes of a Whole School Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention Using the RE-AIM Framework
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O'Leary, Mai; Rush, Elaine; Lacey, Seán; Burns, Con; Coppinger, Tara – Irish Educational Studies, 2019
We aimed to assess the impact of Project Spraoi: a school-based physical activity (PA) and nutrition intervention that reached 473 primary school children and 43 school staff in Cork (Ireland). Four primary schools (2 intervention, 2 control) with similar characteristics participated and for 2 school years, intervention schools were assigned an…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Nutrition, Intervention, Elementary School Students