George G Bear, Chunyan Yang, Dandan Chen, Xianyou He, Jia-Shu Xie, Xishan Huang
Differences in school climate and student engagement in China and the United States
School psychology quarterly : the official journal of the Division of School Psychology, American Psychological Association
schools key setting supporting youth physical activity given broad reach diverse student populations organizational readiness precursor successful implementation schoolbased physical activity opportunities r mc2 heuristic readiness motivation x innovationspecific capacity x general capacity describes readiness function organizations motivation capacity implement innovation applied better understand implementation process purpose study explore barriers facilitators implementing schoolbased physical activity opportunities context organizational readiness analyzed interview data 15 elementary school staff principals assistant principals physical education teachers classroom teachers school district texas focused factors related adopting implementing sustaining variety schoolbased physical activity opportunities used framework method guide analysis coded data using deductive informed r mc2 heuristic inductive approaches themes generated using frequency depth richness participant responses four themes emerged data 1 implementation aided presence internal external relationships 2 physical activity opportunities compete school priorities 3 seeing benefits physical activity opportunities motivates school staff toward implementation 4 staff buyin critical implementation process themes 13 aligned subcomponents r mc2 heuristic intra interorganizational relationships priority observability whereas theme 4 staff buyin related multiple subcomponents within motivation component ultimately viewed distinct construct results highlight explain key readiness constructs impact implementation schoolbased physical activity opportunities also highlight importance obtaining staff buyin implementing school setting information critical developing readinessbuilding strategies help schools improve capacity deliver physical activity opportunities effectively applicable