Challenges in Offering Inner-City After-School Physical Activity Clubs

Autor/inn/en	Maljak, Kimberly; Garn, Alex; McCaughtry, Nate; Kulik, Noel; Martin, Jeffrey; Shen, Bo; Whalen, Laurel; Fahlman, Mariane
Titel	Challenges in Offering Inner-City After-School Physical Activity Clubs
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 45 (2014) 5, S.297-307 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2014.934414
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Clubs; After School Programs; Urban Areas; High School Students; Qualitative Research; Student Attitudes; Leadership; Educational Facilities; Food; Transportation; Poverty; School Policy; Health Education; Health Promotion; Teacher Attitudes; Prevention; Intervention; Participant Observation; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Club; Klub; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Urban area; Stadtregion; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerverhalten; Führung; Führungsposition; Bildungsstätte; Lebensmittel; Verkehrswesen; Armut; Schulpolitik; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Lehrerverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Background: Offering physical activity clubs (PACs) for students in urban high schools can provide avenues for increased physical activity (PA); however, little is known about why some clubs are not successful. Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine leaders' and students' perspectives on the challenges faced when implementing PACs. Methods: Field observations (n = 115) and interviews with students (n = 278) and adult leaders (n = 126) were conducted over 2 years. The population-based health promotion model (PHPM) was used to analyze and interpret complex interrelationships. Results: Four themes emerged: (1) finding consistently available facility space, (2) providing snacks for adolescents, (3) securing reliable transportation, and (4) balancing clubs with other after-school obligations. Discussion: Leader and students reported challenges that intersected at all 3 streams: upstream, midstream, and downstream. With economic poverty within the community presenting as an upstream challenge, the importance of identifying midstream mechanisms becomes paramount, especially in the case of providing after-school nourishment for hungry students. With respect to transportation, upstream (e.g., community poverty; public transportation; environment) and midstream (e.g., school policies) influences converged and presented a barrier to PAC participation. Translation to Health Education Practice: Efforts to implement PACs should consider upstream parameters that imprint midstream school-level support. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10