Elementary school staff perspectives on the implementation of physical activity approaches in practice: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A whole-of-school approach is best to promote physical activity before, during, and after school. However, multicomponent programming is often complex and difficult to deliver in school settings. There is a need to better understand how components of a whole-of-school approach are implemented in practice. The objectives of this mixed methods study were to: (1) qualitatively explore physical activity approaches and their implementation in elementary schools, (2) quantitatively assess implementation levels, and (3) examine associations between school-level physical activity promotion and academic ratings.

Methods

We used an exploratory sequential mixed methods design. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with elementary school staff from a Texas sch

SUBMITTER: Walker TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10483115 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature