District and school physical education policies: Implications for physical education and recess time

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Lounsbery, Monica A F ^a   McKenzie, Thomas L ^b   Morrow, James R ^c   Monnat, Shannon M ^a   Holt, Kathryn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical activity policy; Physical education; Physical education policy; Recess; School physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL; TIME; UNITED STATES; PROCEDURES;

CHILD; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; POLICY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879106182     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9427-9     Document Type: Article

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