Beschreibung
Todays children and adolescents exposure to adequate levels of physical activity constantly headlines current academic discussion and debate when considering health and social status. Our younger generation is said to be in danger of becoming a sedentary generation due to media exposure and an inactive lifestyle. A closer look at youths behavioral settings reveals school being a major location where school-aged children and adolescents spend most of their available daytime. This inherent potential of everyday school to serve as a significant contributor to todays youths physical activity motivates the main objectives of this investigation. Hence, this study focuses on physical activity levels of school students during the regular school day, including their way to school, recess, leisure, and regular classes as well as physical education.
Autorenporträt
Rolf Kretschmann is currently a secondary school teacher at the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium, Hagen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, teaching Physical Education and Philosophy. He is a former Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Director of Physical Education Teacher Education at the University of Texas, United States. His research focuses primarily on educational technology, health promotion and interventions, as well as evidence-based practices in physical education. At the time of this study's data collection and analysis, he was appointed "Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Assistentur)" (equivalent to Assistant Professor) of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Harald Graef is is currently a secondary school teacher at the Institut Montana, Zugerberg, in Zug, Switzerland, teaching Physical Education, English and German as Foreign Language (Gymnasium, International School). He is an ERCAcertified high ropes course and ISIA Level 3 skiing instructor. Jonas Holder is currently a secondary school teacher at the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium, Heilbronn, in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, teaching Physical Education and English.
