Preliminary findings of Active Classrooms: An intervention to increase physical activity levels of primary school children during class time

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-127

  Martin, Rosemarie ^a   Murtagh, Elaine M ^a  

^a Children s Research Network   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Academic content; Accelerometer; Classroom; Physical activity; Primary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942521371     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2015.09.007     Document Type: Article

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