David Lapere_‘Children off the couch’ the efficacy of a curriculum-supported, web-based walking challenge to increase children’s participation in physical activity and improve psychosocial correlates of physical activity.pdf (3.66 MB)
‘Children off the couch’ : the efficacy of a curriculum-supported, web-based walking challenge to increase children’s participation in physical activity and improve psychosocial correlates of physical activity
Background. This thesis reports upon research that utilized qualitative and quantitative methods for the design and then subsequent evaluation of a primary school curriculum package that integrated the core concepts of the 10,000 Steps - Workplace Challenge with the existing syllabi of the Queensland education system. This research involved two inter-related studies: the first, - a feasibility study; the second, - a quasi-experimental efficacy study.
History
Location
Central Queensland UniversityAdditional Rights
I hereby grant to Central Queensland University or its agents the right to archive and to make available my thesis or dissertation in whole or in part through Central Queensland University’s Institutional Repository, ACQUIRE, in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all copyright, including the right to use future works (such as articles or books), all or part of this thesis or dissertation.Open Access
- Yes
External Author Affiliations
Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics and Education;Era Eligible
- No
Supervisor
Professor Kerry Mummery ; Dr Mitchell Duncan ; Dr Helen HuntlyThesis Type
- Doctoral Thesis
