Voices From the Recess Field: Perceptions of Recess Equipment Provisions

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 4
  In Roundtable Session: Roundtable 2. Beyond Physical Education: Physical Activity in Other Spaces

Abstract

School-based physical activity (PA) promotion and PA opportunities increase PA in youth. Lunch recess time in schools is an integral setting where students can participate in moderate-to-vigorous-physical activity. Informed by Social Learning Theory and the Social-Ecological Model, this study investigates stakeholders’ perceptions of the effectiveness of equipment provisions during middle school lunch recess at a rural school. Three major themes were identified in the data: (a) unmotivated, (b) unequipped, and (c) unquestionable changes. Equipment provisions may be a cost-effective and sustainable idea to improve students’ PA in rural communities.

Authors

• Hyeonho Yu, Arizona State University Polytechnic

• Shannon C. Mulhearn, University of Nebraska - Kearney

• Pamela H. Kulinna, Arizona State University

• Janelle Marie Griffo, Arizona State University