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Status of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) in Ontario Elementary School Classrooms:

Status of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) in Ontario Elementary School Classrooms:. Reports from Teachers. Karen Vu-Nguyen 1 Dr. Kenneth Allison 1 Dr. Nour Schoueri - Mychasiw 1 Dr. Erin Hobin 1 Dr. John Dwyer 2 Dr. Steve Manske 3 Dr. Heather Manson 1 Bessie Ng 1

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Status of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) in Ontario Elementary School Classrooms:

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  1. Status of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) in Ontario Elementary School Classrooms: Reports from Teachers Karen Vu-Nguyen1 Dr. Kenneth Allison1 Dr. NourSchoueri- Mychasiw1 Dr. Erin Hobin1 Dr. John Dwyer2 Dr. Steve Manske3 Dr. Heather Manson1 Bessie Ng1 Dr. Jennifer Robertson1 1Public Health Ontario, 2University of Guelph, 3University of Waterloo

  2. Introduction • Ontario Ministry of Education implemented DPA policy (2005) • Study aims to identify: • Extent of DPA implementation in schools/classrooms across Ontario • School/classroom-level factors associated with implementation • Preliminary findings: • Select factors potentially associated with DPA implementation • Based on teacher survey data • All elementary school students (grades 1-8) • 20 minutes • Sustained moderate to vigorous physical activity • During instructional time • Each school day

  3. Methods • Cross-sectional study – online survey questionnaire • Questions related to DPA implementation and factors potentially associated with implementation • Grade 3, 5 and 7 teachers • Random sample of Ontario elementary schools • Data collection to be completed by end of June 2014 • Preliminary descriptive data analysis • 139 responses to the survey

  4. Preliminary Findings Respondent Characteristics Gender Teaching Grade • Male: 25.2% • Female:74.8% • Grade 3: 34.1% • Grade 5: 34.1% • Grade 7: 26.7% • Other: 5.2% Level of Health/Phys. Ed. Training Years as a Teacher • Little to no training: 77.3% • University level training: 10.3% • Other training: 12.4% • ≤ 5 years of experience: 15.3% • 6-15 years of experience: 47.4% • ≥ 16 years of experience: 37.2%

  5. Preliminary Findings How often do teachers use DPA resources and supports for planning, implementing and/or monitoring DPA? Frequency of using DPA supports Frequency of using DPA resources Frequency of communicating with local PHU

  6. Preliminary Findings What are barriers identified by teachers to implementing DPA? Barriers to implementing DPA

  7. Next Steps • Complete data collection (end of June 2014) • Conduct full analysis to examine: • Extent of DPA implementation in schools/classrooms across Ontario • Influence of school/classroom-level factors on implementation • Report to Ontario Ministry of Education • Summary of findings • Recommendations for how the policy may be strengthened • Other knowledge translation products Thank you! karen.vu-nguyen@oahpp.ca

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