Background The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million deaths
worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of …

Background Physical activity among children and adolescents is associated with lower
adiposity, improved cardio‐metabolic health, and improved fitness. Worldwide, fewer than …

Physical activity (PA) participation levels among youth remain well below national
recommendations. Thus, a variety of strategies to promote youth PA have been advocated …

This paper presents a scoping review of literature on physical education teacher educators
(1990–2014). The intent is to map research to date on this population and provide a useful …

Narrative inquiry Narrative inquiry is best described as an approach to research that is cross-
disciplinary and extremely diverse theoretically and methodologically (Riessman, 2008) …

This paper presents a systematic literature review of School-University Partnerships (SUPs)
that aim to promote changes in teaching and learning practices. Our analysis focuses on the …

Reform efforts to improve physical education often rely on facilitators to promote positive
change. Although it is becoming more common, little is currently understood about the …

In an era of high-stakes educational reform, physical education has been marginalized and
deemed to be academically irrelevant. However, research has shown that quality physical …

Research suggests that progress in the physical education profession is slowed by a cycle
of nonteaching and dominance of traditional methodologies. Socialization factors operate to …

Notwithstanding the contributions of a few policy experts, overall physical education is
constrained by policy illiteracy and neglect. A brief historical perspective on physical …