Incorporating movement breaks into primary school classrooms; a mixed methods approach to explore the perceptions of pupils, staff and governors
dc.contributor.author | Chorlton, RA | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, CA | |
dc.contributor.author | Denford, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Bond, B | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-04T13:18:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-11-24 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-11-04T11:04:07Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Public health guidelines for children advocate physical activity (PA) and the restriction of continuous sedentary time. Schools offer an attractive setting for health promotion, however school-based interventions to increase PA typically fail, and primary school children may spend most of the school day sitting down. Classroom movement breaks have been identified as an attractive opportunity to address this concern and may positively influence behaviour, but little is known about the barriers to implementing movement within lessons from a multi stakeholder perspective. The purpose of this study was to explore 1) the perceptions of primary school pupils, staff members and governors regarding classroom movement breaks, and 2) their perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing PA into the classroom. Methods: Thirty-four pupils (Key Stages 1 and 2, ages 5-7 y) took part in a focus group discussion. Sixty-four staff members and twenty governors completed a questionnaire and an optional follow up semi-structured telephone interview. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Pupils, staff members and governors expressed an enthusiasm for movement breaks provided that they were short, simple, pupil-guided and performed at the discretion of the teacher. Time and concerns regarding transitioning back to work following a movement break were identified as key barriers by pupils and staff. Governors and some staff expressed that favourable evidence for movement breaks is needed to facilitate their adoption, particularly regarding the potential for improvements in cognitive functioning or classroom behaviour. Conclusion: There is a wide appeal for classroom-based activity breaks, when delivered in a manner that is not disruptive. Future research which examines the potential benefits of such activity breaks is warranted. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 22, article 2172 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12889-022-14551-5 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/131639 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0003-3597-8562 (Bond, Bert) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | BMC | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2022. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. | |
dc.subject | interrupting sitting | en_GB |
dc.subject | classroom intervention | en_GB |
dc.subject | physical activity promotion | en_GB |
dc.subject | primary schools | en_GB |
dc.title | Incorporating movement breaks into primary school classrooms; a mixed methods approach to explore the perceptions of pupils, staff and governors | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-04T13:18:32Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2458 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from BMC via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Availability of data and materials: All supporting data are provided in supplementary files, however raw data (such as full interview transcripts) are not able to be shared as this was not specifically listed in the consent form. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | BMC Public Health | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022-11-04 | |
dcterms.dateSubmitted | 2021-12-02 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-11-04 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-11-04T11:04:10Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-12-05T15:54:06Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
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