Indoor school environments, physical activity, sitting behaviour and pedagogy: A scoping review

Building Research and Information

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 566-581

  Ucci, Marcella ^a   Law, Stephen ^b   Andrews, Richard ^c   Fisher, Abi ^b   Smith, Lee ^b   Sawyer, Alexia ^b   Marmot, Alexi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

active design; built environment; children; education; pedagogy; physical activity; schools; sedentary behaviour; sitting

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION; EDUCATION;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CHILDREN; PEDAGOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR; SITTING;

HEALTH;

EID: 84939259888     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2015.1004275     Document Type: Review

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