Teacher perceptions of facilitators and barriers to implementing classroom physical activity breaks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21348447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amanda Campbell (0000-0001-8967-4105, Bridgewater College, corresponding author), Amanda L Campbell (Health & Human Sciences, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA, USA), Jill W Lassiter (0000-0001-9525-5660, Health & Human Sciences, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-119 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Educational Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0671 • E-ISSN: 1940-0675 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220671.2020.1752613 |
| OpenAlex | W3020434201 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 18 |
Physical activity plays an important role in childhood development and is associated with positive health, social, emotional, and academic benefits. Despite this, children are often sedentary for most of their school day and fail to meet daily activity recommendations. Incorporating physical activity breaks into the classroom can achieve many positive outcomes, however has not been widely adopted. This study used the diffusion of innovation theory as a framework to examine teacher perceptions of barriers and facilitators to incorporating physical activity breaks into their elementary classrooms. Teachers perceived compatibility with teaching philosophy and observability of benefits to most students as strong facilitators. They struggled to reconcile relative advantage and trailability, primarily due to classroom management issues associated with just a few students. Lack of complexity facilitated implementation, however upper grade teachers felt a strong need to connect activity to academics which threatened complexity. The authors conclude with recommendations to increase adoption
Classroom management · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Physical activity · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1.4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |