Strategies used by physical educators to implement a program that encourages their students to “adopt a healthy and active lifestyle”

Project Summary Essentially, the purpose of this research project is to implement a program, such as Team Pentathlon, in primary and secondary schools to encourage physical activity and study various aspects of the program implementation process. More specifically, we: The analysis of preliminary research data shows that 84% of the students, both boys and girls,…

Transitioning students’ sport and physical activity participation

Project Summary The transition from late adolescence to young adulthood represents a time of profound changes, including a period for which substantial declines in physical activity levels occur. As the late adolescent population transitions into early adulthood, a number of trajectories are possible (e.g., entry to the workplace, armed forces), but a large proportion of…

An Analysis of High School Sport

Project Summary Among the various opportunities young people have to practise sports, school sports are of particular interest because the ultimate goal of schools is to shape our future citizens. Although school sport has become increasingly popular in Canada, there are very few studies enabling us to assess whether it is achieving its stated mission…