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The benefits of sport participation and physical activity in schools

PE Scholar

Executive Summary Prior research documents that sport participation among secondary school children is associated with various benefits, including

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Trajectories of Physical Activity Among Adolescents in the Transition From Primary to Secondary School

PE Scholar

This study investigates latent trajectories of objectively measured physical activity in adolescents over 3 years from ages 13 to 15.

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Teachers’ perceptions of barriers related to implementation of daily physical activity in secondary school: Academic pressure and the need for new competence

PE Scholar

Examine secondary school teachers' perceptions of barriers related to an intervention implementing daily physical activity.

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Promoting Lifetime Activities in Secondary Schools

Gopher Sport

This month the PE Huddle will focus on “Promoting Lifetime Activities in Secondary Schools.” For the past 40 years, physical education professionals have talked about the importance of graduating students who will be physically active throughout their lifespan.

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ASU professor emeritus awarded physical education society’s highest honor

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Van der Mars’ research and scholarship focus on determining factors that facilitate physical activity among secondary school students and the role of public policy on the quality of K–12 physical education. Meghan Krein Copywriter, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College 602.543.1603 Meghan.krein@asu.edu

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

Report Card on Physical Activity For Children and Youth from the Physical Activity Alliance has long served as a trusted resource for measuring and monitoring data surrounding overall physical activity and more specifically, physical education. Grade 10: 53.3% Grade 11: 40.2% Grade 12: 33.0%

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O Captain! My Captain! Looking to the Leadership of School Principals in Supporting Active Schools

Active Schools Us

However, several recent studies foreground principals’ perceptions about active schools, bringing to light a “top down” perspective that warrants closer consideration in efforts to create more physically active school environments. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. References. Centeio, E.,

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