‘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 University
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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 Huntly