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ERIC Number: EJ1389824
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 30
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-8981
EISSN: EISSN-2160-1682
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A Qualitative Inquiry of Females' Experiences with a Novel High School Intramural Program
Lodewyk, Ken R.; Beni, Stephanie; Foley, James; Zakaria, Tricia; Mercier, Denise Romy
Physical Educator, v80 n2 p155-184 2023
Adolescent females' disengagement from physical education, physical activity, and sport has been well documented. Participating in a quality intramural program could help to increase rates of adolescent females' engagement in physical activity at school. This study was conducted with female students in four high schools in south-central Canada. A school-specific organizing committee consisting of an outside expert, teacher-lead, and several female student-facilitators designed and implemented a new optional intramural program rooted in best practices to 483 female students. Semistructured focus group interviews were held with 25 student-facilitators before and after the intramural intervention. There was a noticeable reduction in the females' perceived barriers to being engaged in physical activity at school after the program intervention. Accommodating the intrapersonal, inter­personal, and environmental needs of adolescent females may help intramurals to counter the allure of more sedentary options at school.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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