ERIC Number: EJ1117228
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Nov
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Promoting Physical Activity in Secondary Schools: Growing Expectations, "Same Old" Issues?
Cale, Lorraine; Harris, Jo; Duncombe, Rebecca
European Physical Education Review, v22 n4 p526-544 Nov 2016
There are growing expectations on schools to promote health and physical activity and helping schools to effectively do so is considered a priority. This paper reports on selected findings from a research project that was concerned with supporting secondary schools in the effective promotion of physical activity and establishing their needs in this regard. Specifically, the paper explores secondary school teachers' experiences of and perspectives on promoting physical activity. The study involved an online survey with secondary schools across the United Kingdom, plus interviews with teachers from eight schools from different regions in England. The findings highlighted a number of issues concerning the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles generally, many of which seem to be long-standing. For example, issues associated with the status and place of health, the amount and nature of the training and support provided or accessed by teachers in the area, and schools' effectiveness in promoting and engaging all pupils in healthy, active lifestyles were identified. These findings led to questions regarding the extent to which teachers are adequately and appropriately equipped to effectively promote physical activity and to recommendations to improve the support for and practice of schools in this area.
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Physical Activities, Physical Education, Health Promotion, Expectation, Online Surveys, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Life Style, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Grounded Theory, Faculty Development, Mixed Methods Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom; United Kingdom (England)
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