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- 1Berry, Tanya (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
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A comprehensive examination of outdoor play in licensed childcare centres in Alberta, Canada
DownloadFall 2019
Background Children engage in more active play when they are outside compared to inside. With a large proportion of children attending childcare outside of the home, childcare centres have been identified as important setting for children’s outdoor play. However, the duration and frequency of...
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Adolescents' Decisions to be (In)Active: Relationships between Automatic Associations, Affective Reactions, and Deliberate Reflections
DownloadFall 2021
It is well understood that the majority of adolescents today do not meet the current physical activity (PA) recommendations of 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity every day. In exploring adolescents’ motivation to engage in PA, previous research has mostly taken an explicit approach by...
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An Exploration of Connections with the Land in an Urban Sport Context among Indigenous Youth
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The purpose of this participatory research was to explore connections with the land in an urban sport context among Indigenous youth. Two research questions guided this study: (a) What does a connection with the land look like in an urban sport context?, and (b) How can connections with the land...
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Examining Movement Behaviours in Preschool-Aged Children: Novel Measurement and Data Analysis Techniques
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Movement behaviour patterns (e.g., more sleep, less sedentary behaviour, and more physical activity) in isolation have demonstrated benefits to preschool-aged children’s development. However, the integrated nature of movement behaviours is a relatively unexplored area. This scarcity of evidence...
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Social Actor Engagement in Municipal Decision-Making for Parks, Planning, and Civil Society in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1960-2010: Institutional Intersections
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Edmonton, Alberta, has a unique approach to public spaces that sees conjoined creation and development sharing of public spaces for the collective benefit of the community and stakeholders; this approach began 100 years ago. Green or open spaces, natural areas, the river valley, City of Edmonton...
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The Relationship between the Cognitive and Affective Measures of Physical Literacy and Changes in Physical Activity in a Sample of Children and Adolescents During COVID-19
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The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the world and has caused profound impact and worldwide concern. Many countries have imposed measures, such as social distancing protocols and regional lockdowns, to prevent the further spread of the disease. However, those restrictions had the potential to...