https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/cork/oai:cora.ucc.ie:10468/17418
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name: An evaluation of the fidelity of the implementation of quality PE programmes and its outcomes on final-stage primary-level pupils’ attitudes toward physical education, physical activity behaviour, wellbeing and academic performance
description: Background: Although children and youths currently form the most active segments of the population in developed societies, there is a marked trend toward an increase in sedentary lifestyle and a decrease in physical activity (PA) among school-aged children. In the Irish context, primary education sets-up the foundations for students to progress to Junior Cycle (JC), with Physical Education (PE) framed under the wellbeing (WB) perspective as a holistic concept valuing WB. The successful implementation of a quality PE (QPE) programme at primary level lays the foundation for a well-adjusted and balanced student in post-primary school. However, research is warranted on the extent to which the quality PE programmes and their fidelity of implementation sustain pupils’ outcomes on attitudes toward PE (ATPE), physical activity behaviour (PAB), WB and academic achievement (AA). Purpose: The purpose of this research is to evaluate the extent to which QPE programmes with differing levels of implementation fidelity, support the pupils’ ATPE, PAB, WB, and AA at the final stage (5th and 6th class) of their primary education. This study explores the existing research on the topic as well as examining international and national perspectives and policy. We discuss how these policies and interventions have impacted on QPE programmes in schools, in particular primary schools and its outcomes. Methods: A mixed-methods approach was utilised in this research. The qualitative and quantitative methods included a number of evaluative tools such as, a PE School Self-Assessment Survey (PE-SSAS), a PE External Qualitative Observation Tool (PE-EQOT) and a pupil survey. To begin, a scoping review of the available qualitative and quantitative literature relating to the evaluation of implementation fidelity of QPE programmes and their outcomes on final-stage primary-level pupils’ ATPE, PAB, WB and AA, was conducted according to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews guidelines (Tricco et al., 20…
abstract: Background: Although children and youths currently form the most active segments of the population in developed societies, there is a marked trend toward an increase in sedentary lifestyle and a decrease in physical activity (PA) among school-aged children. In the Irish context, primary education sets-up the foundations for students to progress to Junior Cycle (JC), with Physical Education (PE) framed under the wellbeing (WB) perspective as a holistic concept valuing WB. The successful implementation of a quality PE (QPE) programme at primary level lays the foundation for a well-adjusted and balanced student in post-primary school. However, research is warranted on the extent to which the quality PE programmes and their fidelity of implementation sustain pupils’ outcomes on attitudes toward PE (ATPE), physical activity behaviour (PAB), WB and academic achievement (AA). Purpose: The purpose of this research is to evaluate the extent to which QPE programmes with differing levels of implementation fidelity, support the pupils’ ATPE, PAB, WB, and AA at the final stage (5th and 6th class) of their primary education. This study explores the existing research on the topic as well as examining international and national perspectives and policy. We discuss how these policies and interventions have impacted on QPE programmes in schools, in particular primary schools and its outcomes. Methods: A mixed-methods approach was utilised in this research. The qualitative and quantitative methods included a number of evaluative tools such as, a PE School Self-Assessment Survey (PE-SSAS), a PE External Qualitative Observation Tool (PE-EQOT) and a pupil survey. To begin, a scoping review of the available qualitative and quantitative literature relating to the evaluation of implementation fidelity of QPE programmes and their outcomes on final-stage primary-level pupils’ ATPE, PAB, WB and AA, was conducted according to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews guidelines (Tricco et al., 20…
author: Kingston, Úna
language: en
keywords: Physical activity, Academic achievement, Quality physical education, Attitudes towards physical education, Wellbeing, Physical education
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
date published: 2024
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:47:07Z
provider: University College Cork
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University College Cork

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