A retrospective qualitative evaluation of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a school-based running programme

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 1189
• Main Authors: Chalkley, Anna E, Routen, Ash C, Harris, Jo P, Cale, Lorraine A, Gorely, Trish, Sherar, Lauren B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.10.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Child; Children; Elementary schools; England; Exercise; Female; Focus Groups; Health aspects; Health promotion; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Implementation; Intervention; Male; Marathons; Methods; Organizational change; Physical activity; Physical education; Primary schools; Program Development; Public health; Qualitative; Qualitative Research; Retrospective Studies; Running; School Health Services - organization & administration; Specific capacity; United Kingdom > UK; England; Children; Primary schools; Physical activity; Qualitative; Implementation

There is growing interest in school-based interventions which deliver opportunities for additional physical activity time outside of physical education (PE). A practical and cost-effective approach may be school running programmes. Consequently, many school-based running initiatives are currently be...