School Staff's Perspectives on the Adoption of Elementary-School Physical Activity Approaches: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Szeszulski, Jacob; Walker, Timothy J.; Robertson, Michael C.; Cuccaro, Paula; Fernandez, Maria E.
Titel	School Staff's Perspectives on the Adoption of Elementary-School Physical Activity Approaches: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 51 (2020) 6, S.395-405 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Szeszulski, Jacob) ORCID (Walker, Timothy J.) ORCID (Robertson, Michael C.) ORCID (Cuccaro, Paula) ORCID (Fernandez, Maria E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2020.1822241
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Elementary Schools; Urban Schools; Adoption (Ideas); Life Style; Elementary School Students; Principals; Assistant Principals; Physical Education Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Health Promotion; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Role; Board of Education Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Lebensstil; Principal; Schulleiter; Principals; Stellvertretende Schulleitung; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Lehrerverhalten; Rollen
Abstract	Background: There is a need to understand how schools adopt physical activity approaches (curricula, programs and practices), but few studies report on this process. Purpose: To obtain elementary school staff's perspectives regarding how their schools are currently adopting physical activity approaches. Methods: We recruited 15 participants from four job types in an urban Texas school district to participate in semi-structured interviews. We coded and analyzed interviews using directed content analysis and iterative categorization. Results: We identified four themes pertaining to how the district, schools, and teachers contribute to the adoption of approaches. Themes included: (1) Staff identify new approaches through numerous channels; (2) Adoption occurs at multiple organizational levels; (3) District staff fulfilled a supporting role in the adoption process; and (4) School staff's perceptions of approach characteristics influence adoption. Discussion: We found that schools adopt physical activity approaches at both the district- and school-level. Additionally, multiple stakeholders played a role in the adoption process and those roles varied across approaches. Translation to Health Education Practice: Time, money, space, staff, competing priorities, limited information, the school's mission, and the benefits an approach provides to children are factors that researchers and practitioners should consider when starting a new physical activity approach. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01