Study title

Implementation of Intervention Strategies for Physical Activity Promotion in Upper Secondary Schools: Teacher Surveys 2016-2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3452

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3452

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Hankonen, Nelli (University of Helsinki. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of and satisfaction with the continuing education training sessions focusing on the implementation of the 'Let's Move It' programme in upper secondary schools in Finland and the extent to which teachers adopted the motivational interaction techniques promoted in the training. The goal of the 'Let's Move It' school-based intervention programme (2016-2018) was to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behaviour of students, including teacher-led activity breaks in the classroom. Data was collected with four questionnaire surveys from teachers and other school personnel at different points of time.

The initial and the third follow-up survey presented the respondents with 11 fictional teaching situations and four potential ways of dealing with the situation. The respondents were asked how well the ways of dealing with the situation described corresponded with their own behaviour. The fictional situations included, among others, planning classroom rules, motivating students during class, students disrupting lessons, students getting bad results in tests.

The initial and first follow-up survey studied satisfaction with the 'Let's Move It' (LMI) workshops and training sessions. Oher questions charted teachers' motivation to use LMI activities and interaction techniques in the future in their teaching or for training teacher colleagues. The third follow-up survey investigated the extent the content of the training had affected teaching in classroom or colleague training, and reasons for not using the activities or techniques.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, years of working as a teacher, type of educational institute (vocational or general upper secondary school) and the subject R taught if a teacher.

Keywords

exercise (physical activity); motivation; social interaction; teachers; teaching materials; teaching methods; upper secondary schools

Topic Classification

• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Physical fitness and exercise (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Vocational education and training (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• Hankonen, Nelli (University of Helsinki)
• Kaaja, Elisa (University of Helsinki)
• Köykkä, Katariina (University of Helsinki)
• Renko, Elina (University of Helsinki)

Time Period Covered

2016 – 2018

Collection Dates

2016 – 2018

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

teachers and other personnel in general or vocational upper secondary schools

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Teachers and other school personnel from upper secondary schools around Finland were invited to participate in continuing education training sessions, intended to enhance the ability of teachers to promote the physical activity of students. Participants were recruited through social media and 'Let's Move It' programme partners, as well as at events organised by stakeholders. Altogether, 194 school staff members volunteered to participate in the training sessions focusing on motivational interaction styles and the implementation of the 'Let's Move It' programme in schools. The training sessions were held twice.

Data were collected at four time points. The initial survey (A) was collected prior to the first training session, the 1st follow-up survey (B) at the end of the first session, the 2nd follow-up survey (C) at the end of the second session, and the 3rd follow-up survey (D) was completed 2-3 months after the sessions. One group filled in a paper questionnaire but as a rule, participants responded to an online questionnaire. Respondent numbers were 169 (A), 130 (B), 103 (C) and 90 (D).

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3212 Pilot Study on Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behaviour of Vocational Students 2014

FSD3453 Implementation of Intervention Strategies for Physical Activity Promotion in Upper Secondary Schools: Interviews with Students in Teacher Education 2017-2018

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher had anonymised the data by removing names. To maintain confidentiality, the data archive removed open-ended variables d10 (on cooperation partners) and d12 (on external funding). In addition, the archive checked the remaining open-ended responses in the data, removing any identifying information. The parts anonymised by the archive have been marked with [square brackets].

Variables in the data have been named as follows: variables beginning with the letter A are from the initial survey, the letter B indicates the 1st follow-up survey, the letter C the 2nd follow-up survey and the letter D the 3rd follow-up survey. The variables created by the researcher begin with the letter r. To understand the researcher-created variables, data users need to look at the table in the file bgF3452_eng mapping the original variable names with their new names in the archived data. The file is included in the dissemination package.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Hankonen, Nelli (University of Helsinki): Implementation of Intervention Strategies for Physical Activity Promotion in Upper Secondary Schools: Teacher Surveys 2016-2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-04-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3452

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Renko, E., Knittle, K. P., Palsola, M., Lintunen, T., & Hankonen, N. (2019). Acceptability, reach and implementation of a training intervention to enhance teachers' skills in physical activity promotion. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/e24dc