A Realist Case Study Inquiry of English Primary School Physical Activity Initiatives

Defever, Emanuelle, Randall, Vicky and Jones, Michelle (2021) A Realist Case Study Inquiry of English Primary School Physical Activity Initiatives. Sport, Education and Society. ISSN 1357-3322 (In Press)

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Abstract

Concern that children are not engaging in enough physical activity (PA) to bring about health benefits is a crisis globally. This paper aims to examine primary school-based PA initiatives from within an English context. A qualitative inquiry was adopted and underpinned by the socio-ecological model. The study was presented through a realist case study of three selected primary schools to reveal a collection of context-mechanism-outcome statements across five levels of the socio-ecological model (individual, interpersonal, institutional, community and policy). The findings highlighted a multi-layered interaction of PA within the school setting as well as the school’s own relationships with external influences. Three key components emerged from the research findings; these included the 1) teacher’s unintentional facilitation of simple PA in classroom settings, 2) innovative uses of community networks as an additional resource to schools and 3) the uncovering of a complexity of external influences from home, community and policies on school-based initiatives.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Primary schools, physical activity, realist case study, socio-ecological model, stakeholder interactions
Depositing User:	Ms Raisa Burton
Date Deposited:	15 Sep 2021 09:07
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2024 14:09
URI:	https://marjon.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17662
Related URLs:	http://www.tand ... es/13573322.asp (Publisher URL)

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