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Håkan Larsson; Britta Thedin Jakobsson – Sport, Education and Society, 2024
School-based physical activity (PA) interventions stand out as a highly valued knowledge technology in relation to attempts to promote daily physical activity (DPA) among school youth. The purpose of the paper is to explore technologies of knowledge that guide school-based PA interventions in lower secondary schools and discuss their power-related…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Intervention
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Zachary Townsend; William Torrence; Daniel Smith; Tim Werner – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2024
Health behaviors established during college years are typically carried on into adulthood; however, many college students are not meeting physical activity guidelines. In addition, sociodemographic and environmental factors impact exercise motivation and physical activity; yet, only limited research has compared motivations and behaviors between…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Exercise, Motivation
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Bacon, Paul; Lord, Rachel N. – Health Education Research, 2021
The benefits of physical activity in school settings and its impact on health and academic outcomes are of interest from public health and educational contexts. This study investigates how physically active learning (PAL): (i) contributes to children's physical activity levels, (ii) impacts on academic outcomes and (iii) influences children's…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Teaching Methods, Physical Activity Level, Time on Task
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Erin K. Shoulberg; Hannah Scott; Caroline P. Martin; Connie L. Tompkins; Marissa Dennis; Allison Krasner; Betsy Hoza – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: This study examined the unique and interactive effects of PA volume and within-person fluctuations in PA volume (i.e., intraindividual variability in PA volume; PA-var) on preschoolers' (N = 141; 47.5% girls) ADHD symptoms. Method: Preschoolers wore accelerometers during the school day over a 2-week period. Teachers reported on…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
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Wilson, Oliver W. A.; Colinear, Crystal; Guthrie, David; Bopp, Melissa – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To examine disparities in physical activity, campus recreation facility (CRF) use, and CRF comfort of college students. Methods: Students (n = 319) responded to an online survey that assessed their demographics, physical activity behaviors, CRF use, comfort using CRFs, as well as reasons for discomfort, and strategies used to feel…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Physical Activity Level, Recreational Facilities
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Woodfield, Lorayne; Tatton, Allison; Myers, Tony; Powell, Emma – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
The physical activity (PA) of young children is critical to their future activity, health and development, however, little is known about how the organisation of early years foundation stage (EYFS) settings impacts upon children's PA. This study aimed to measure the PA of children in Nursery and Reception classes and to explore their PA according…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Child Development, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children
Wolfson, Joshua – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Research recognizes that physical activity habits developed earlier in life are likely to be continued throughout life. To combat rises in obesity rates and declining physical activity levels among adults, studies emphasize the responsibility higher education institutions have in targeting young adult's physical activity habits. Theories of…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Physical Education, Physical Activities, College Students
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Erica L. Rauff; Monet Kumazawa – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Physical activity (PA) declines during the transition to university. Identifying contributing factors is imperative. Participants: Participants were first-year undergraduate students (N = 283). Methods: Participants completed validated surveys. Participants were categorized as meeting PA guidelines or not meeting PA guidelines.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Behavior, Physical Activity Level, Student Motivation
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Griffiths, Kerry; Moore, Richard; Brunton, Julie – Sport, Education and Society, 2022
There is some evidence that people from lower socio-economic groups (SEGs) are more likely to be either inactive or less active than those from higher SEGs. Currently, there is little evidence to indicate whether this trend is the same for the student population. This study aims to provide this insight to understand the habits and behaviours of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Physical Activity Level, Student Behavior, Barriers
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Kariippanon, Katharina E.; Cliff, Dylan P.; Ellis, Yvonne G.; Ucci, Marcella; Okely, Anthony D.; Parrish, Anne-Maree – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: To achieve sustainability, we must consider scalable improvements in student movement behavior in the classroom setting, educational priorities. Flexible learning spaces that employ student-centered pedagogy and contain a range of furniture and layout options, implemented to improve educational outcomes, may enable unintended health…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Adolescents, Classroom Environment, Physical Activities
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Gråstén, Arto; Wang, John K. C.; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Jaakkola, Timo – European Physical Education Review, 2023
This study examined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) trends in physical education (PE) classes and beyond school hours in children's need satisfaction profiles over 3 years. Participants were 445 (girls 256, boys 189) Finnish schoolchildren (M[subscript age] = 11.26 ± 0.32 years). Need satisfaction self-reports and accelerometer-based…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education
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Lassiter, Jill W.; Campbell, Amanda L. – Physical Educator, 2019
This study examined the effect of a physical activity program on student activity during recess and on disruptive classroom behavior. The program was implemented during recess for 5 weeks in a rural elementary school. Prior to and during the program, teachers recorded observations of sedentary students during recess and of disruptive classroom…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Elementary School Students, Physical Activities, Recess Breaks
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Saleme, Pamela; Pang, Bo – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: Active school travel (AST) programmes aim to change commuting behaviour to improve children's physical and mental health. However, very limited health education programmes for children use segmentation to create tailored solutions that understand the specific characteristics of each group of children and their caregivers in order to yield…
Descriptors: Travel, Foreign Countries, Student Transportation, Commuting Students
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Fu, You; Burns, Ryan D.; Gomes, Emma; Hsu, Ya-Wen; Gao, Zan – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2019
Differences between interactive active video games (AVGs) and non-interactive AVGs on sedentary behavior, light physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity has never been compared. Therefore, the purpose of this study to compare differences between two AVGs modalities on sedentary behavior, light physical activity, and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Young Children, Student Behavior, Physical Activity Level
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Erwin, Heather; Fedewa, Alicia; Wilson, Jason; Ahn, Soyeon – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2019
Research demonstrates children's attention, working memory, and behavior improve following a recess or activity break. Longer periods of inactivity are associated with higher levels of inattention; children who are less active have higher rates of disciplinary infractions. Thus, providing physical activity breaks may positively impact student…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Recess Breaks, Play, Elementary School Students
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