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Fundamental Movement Skills and Their Relationship with Measures of Health-Related Physical Fitness of Primary School Children Prior to Secondary School Transition: A Welsh Perspective
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Rainer, Paul; Jarvis, Stuart – Education 3-13, 2020
The aims of this study were to investigate levels of fundamental movement skills (FMS) proficiency and their relationship with measures of health-related physical fitness of primary school children prior to their transition to high school in Wales. The results demonstrated that overall levels of FMS proficiency with these children were low with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Movement Education, Health Related Fitness, Elementary School Students
Testing, Training and Tensions: The Expression of Health within Physical Education Curricula in Secondary Schools in England and Wales
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Harris, Jo; Leggett, Gemma – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
This paper utilises critical discourse analysis to explore and discuss the expression of health within physical education (PE) curricula in secondary schools in England and Wales. The study adopted a case study approach, involving three state secondary schools in England and two in Wales. Data were drawn from interviews with PE teachers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Curriculum
Influences on the Expression of Health within Physical Education Curricula in Secondary Schools in England and Wales
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Harris, Jo; Leggett, Gemma – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
This paper presents selected findings from a wider study on the expression of health within physical education (PE) curricula in secondary schools in England and Wales. The study revealed that the expression of health in PE broadly reflected ideologies associated with promoting "fitness for life" and "fitness for performance"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Influences, Physical Education, Secondary School Curriculum
Evidence of Secular Changes in Physical Activity and Fitness, but Not Adiposity and Diet, in Welsh 12-13 Year Olds
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Thomas, Non E.; Williams, D. R. R.; Rowe, David A.; Davies, Bruce; Baker, Julien S. – Health Education Journal, 2010
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate secular trends in selected cardiovascular disease risk factors (namely adiposity, physical activity, physical fitness and diet) in a sample of Welsh 12-13 year olds between 2002 and 2007. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: A secondary school based in South West Wales. Method: Two studies in…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Risk, Dietetics
Children's Fitness Testing: A Feasibility Study
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Harris, J.; Cale, L. – Health Education Journal, 2007
Objective: This study aimed to determine whether it was necessary, cost effective and practical to investigate Welsh children's fitness levels in order to promote active, healthy lifestyles. Design: A multi-method study comprising a comprehensive review of literature, a questionnaire survey and interviews. Setting: This was a feasibility study…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Feasibility Studies, Tests, Questionnaires
A Review of Children's Fitness Testing
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Harris, Jo; Cale, Lorraine – European Physical Education Review, 2006
This review has been prompted by concerns and anecdotal stories about low levels of fitness amongst today's young people and the possible consequences of this for their current and future health. Solutions to the "problem" have included proposals to fitness test children and to use this information to improve their health status. While…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Feasibility Studies, Testing, Health Conditions