Sport Infrastructure for Physical Education in Senior High School

Direct observation in high school physical education

Policy for physical education and school sport in England, 2003-2010: Vested interests and dominant discourses

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Acoustics in School Sport Halls and Its Implications for Physical Education

Due to the demanding acoustic conditions in physical education lessons and the related problems with health and academic success, the aim of this study was to examine the acoustic conditions of teaching in sport halls in Slovenia. Thirtyfive sport halls were selected, reflecting four types of school sport halls grouped according to the period of their construction. The reverberation time was me...

Linking secondary school physical education with community sport and recreation for girls: a process evaluation

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to undertake a process evaluation to examine the reach, adoption and implementation of a school-community linked physical activity (PA) program for girls aged 12 - 15 years (School Years 7 - 9) using the RE-AIM framework. METHODS Various approaches were used to assess 'reach', 'adoption' and implementation: (a) a school environment survey of interventi...

Identifying state-level policy and provision domains for physical education and physical activity in high school

BACKGROUND It is important to quickly and efficiently identify policies that are effective at changing behavior; therefore, we must be able to quantify and evaluate the effect of those policies and of changes to those policies. The purpose of this study was to develop state-level physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA) policy domain scores at the high-school level. Policy domain scor...