Examining the Impact of School Type on Physical Activity Participation in High School Students

Sweeney, Thomas; Gray, Joey

doi:10.1080/08923647.2019.1610266

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“…One study assessed PA levels in students enrolled in a virtual (online) secondary school compared to students who attended brick and mortar schools. Surprisingly, the virtual school students reported higher levels of PA than those who attended a physical school 31 . Finally, the role of extra‐curricular activities on homeschooled students' PA compared to public/private school students needs further research.…”

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Homeschool Student Physical Activity Compared to Public/Private School Students: The 2017 US National Household Travel Survey

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Berrigan

2021

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND School is an important place for physical activity (PA); however, little is known about how homeschool students' PA levels compare with public and private school students. This study estimated the national prevalence of PA levels of homeschool students compared to public and private school students. METHODS We used the 2017 National Household Travel Survey for school‐aged participants (N = 31,486) to compare weekly PA (not active, light or moderate activity, or vigorous activity) by school type (public/private or homeschool) and school level (elementary, middle, and high school). RESULTS Unadjusted analyses found higher prevalence of physical inactivity for homeschool students, 14.2% (95% CI, 9.7‐18.7%), compared to public/private school students, 8.0% (95% CI, 7.1‐9.0%). For students who reported any PA, there was no difference in mean number of episodes for light or moderate PA [public/private: 4.2 (95%, CI, 4.1‐4.3), homeschool: 4.3 (95% CI, 3.9‐4.6)], or vigorous PA [public/private: 5.6 (95% CI, 5.5‐5.7); homeschool: 5.5 (95% CI, 4.9‐6.0)]. Results were comparable for covariate‐adjusted analyses. CONCLUSIONS A higher percentage of homeschool students report being physically inactive compared to public/private school students. However, data with more specific measures of PA intensity and duration are required to determine the potential magnitude of reported differences in behavior.

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Homeschool Student Physical Activity Compared to Public/Private School Students: The 2017 US National Household Travel Survey

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Berrigan

2021

Journal of School Health

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“…It directs the climate, rules, regulations, and operations which would in turn influence learning outcomes. School type has been found to affect physical activity participation (Sweeney & Gray, 2019), English language and mathematics proficiency among pupils (Nyatsikor et al, 2021). Children's unrestrained, phonemic, and semantic verbal fluency was also influenced by the type of school (Jacobsen et al, 2017) and socialemotional development (von Stumm & Plomin, 2021).…”

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Effect of mixed-sex play on pupils’ attitudes towards schooling in public and private schools in Oyo state, Nigeria

Mabekoje,

Opeyemi,

Simideleola T.

et al. 2023

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This study examined how mixed-sex play affected students' attitudes toward schooling in both private and state primary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. Participants in a pre-test, post-test control group quasi-experimental research design with a 2x2 factorial matrix were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. For eight weeks, participants met for a weekly one-hour session. Using the Pupil Attitude Questionnaire, data were gathered. The significance level used to evaluate the results was.05. Utilizing Analysis of Covariance, data were examined. The study's findings showed a substantial treatment effect on pupils' attitudes toward schooling (F (1,149) = 340.567; p < .05), with students in the mixed-sex play group showing the greatest improvement. Additionally, it was discovered that treatment and school type had a two-way interaction impact (F (1,149) = 4.445; p < .05). No significant school type effect (F (1,149) = 2.093; p > .05) was observed. It was concluded that mixed-sex play has significant effect on attitudes towards schooling among primary school pupils and that same was influenced by school type. It was therefore recommended that while mixed-sex play could be used with gains in public schools, efforts should be made to see how it could be significantly deployed to the advantage of private school pupils.

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Examining the Impact of School Type on Physical Activity Participation in High School Students

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Homeschool Student Physical Activity Compared to Public/Private School Students: The 2017 US National Household Travel Survey

Homeschool Student Physical Activity Compared to Public/Private School Students: The 2017 US National Household Travel Survey

Effect of mixed-sex play on pupils’ attitudes towards schooling in public and private schools in Oyo state, Nigeria

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