Editors’ Note
Special Issue: Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs
Darla M. Castelli, Russell L. Carson, Pamela Hodges Kulinna
Introduction
Setting the Stage: Coordinated Approaches to School Health and Physical Education
Steven H. Kelder, Grace Goc Karp, Philip W. Scruggs, Helen Brown
Professional Development and Physical Education Teacher Education
Creating a Before-School Physical Activity Program: Pre-Service Physical Educators’ Experiences and Implications for PETE
Jaimie McMullen, Hans van der Mars, Julie A. Jahn
Feasibility Study of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs in Appalachian Communities:The McDowell CHOICES Project
Emily M. Jones, Andrea R. Taliaferro, Sean M. Bulger, Alfgeir L. Kristjansson, William Neal, Ishonté Allar
Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: Characteristics of Trained Teachers
Erin E. Centeio, Heather Erwin, Darla M. Castelli
Physical Activity Opportunities During the School Day: Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions of Using Activity Breaks in the Classroom
Jaimie McMullen, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Donetta Cothran
Outcomes From Coordinated School Physical Activity Programs
Case Study of an Institutionalized Urban Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
Sarah A. Doolittle, Paul B. Rukavina
Effects of a Classroom-Based Physical Activity Program on Children’s Physical Activity Levels
Tan Leng Goh, James Hannon, Collin A. Webster, Leslie W. Podlog, Timothy A. Brusseau, Maria Newton
Physical Activity Change Through Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs in Urban Elementary Schools
Erin E. Centeio, Nate McCaughtry, Lila Gutuskey, Alex C. Garn, Cheryl Somers, Bo Shen, Jeffrey Martin, Noel L. Kulik
Students’ Daily Physical Activity Behaviors:The Role of Quality Physical Education in a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
Wiyun Chen, Andrew J. Hypnar, Steve A. Mason, Sandy Zalmout, Austin Hammond-Benett
Conclusions/Implications
Implications for Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program Implementation
Grace Goc Karp, Philip W. Scruggs, Helen Brown, Steven H. Kelder

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