ArticleBMC public health2008
Physical activity among adolescents and barriers to delivering physical education in Cornwall and Lancashire, UK: a qualitative study of heads of PE and heads of schools.
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- The school environment and adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a mixed-studies systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2016Pooled it
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- School-based physical education, physical activity and sports provision: A concept mapping framework for evaluation.PloS one · 2023Article
- Physical Activity and Food Environments in and around Schools: A Case Study in Regional North-West Tasmania.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effect of two-weeks of school-based sprint training on physical fitness, risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases and cognitive function in adolescent girls: A randomized controlled pilot trial.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Qualitative views of Nigerian school principals and teachers on the barriers and opportunities for promoting students' physical activity behaviours within the school settings.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Challenges of promoting physical activity among school children in urban Bangladesh: A qualitative inquiry.PloS one · 2020Article
- Sprint interval training (SIT) is an effective method to maintain cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and glucose homeostasis in Scottish adolescents.Biology of sport · 2015Article
- Community led active schools programme (CLASP) exploring the implementation of health interventions in primary schools: headteachers' perspectives.BMC public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent initiatives have been introduced by the UK government into secondary schools to increase pupils' access to physical activity (PA). Despite this, not enough is known about pupils' levels of physical activity or whether the delivery of these initiatives in schools facilitates or creates a barrier for pupils' PA. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of adolescents PA levels from the perspective of those responsible for delivering physical education (PE) in schools; heads of PE (HOPE) and heads of school (HS).
methodsSeventeen semi-structured qualitative interviews were carried out with a snowball sample of HOPE and HS in schools in the Northwest and Southwest of England. Thematic data analysis using NVIVO was used to identify emergent themes.
results17 core themes were generated, 12 of which confirmed the findings from similar research. However, five themes relating to 'ethos of performance/elitism', 'lower fitness leads to lower ability', 'undervaluing activities within PE dept' or school as a whole', 'role of the school' and 'PE department doing all it can' offer valuable new insight into the factors which may encourage or prevent PA inside or outside the curriculum.
conclusionDespite many positive perceptions of the delivery of PE in schools, it is evident that barriers still exist within that delivery which discourages physical activity. More research is needed to particularly address the complex issues of elitism and the ethos of PA in schools.
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