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DESCRIPTION:Introduction: Schools have been identified as a key setting to 
 deliver public health programs. To fully understand the value of school-ba
 sed public health programs\, it is essential to explore not only the prima
 ry health impacts but also any additional benefits they may offer for chil
 dren. Additionally\, exploring how these programs affect different subgrou
 ps of children can help to address health inequities. This information is 
 attainable through qualitative research methods\, however school-based res
 earch rarely includes children. We used novel qualitative methods with stu
 dents\, supplemented with interviews of teachers\, to explore the impacts 
 of a daily sport uniform policy aimed to improve student physical activity
 . \n\nMethods: We purposively sampled schools from urban and rural areas i
 n NSW\, Australia that had implemented a daily sport uniform policy. Conse
 nting schools facilitated recruitment of teachers and student participants
 . Semi-structured focus groups of students and interviews of teachers were
  conducted during school break time. For student focus groups\, we used cr
 eative\, age-appropriate techniques such as visual and written responses o
 n post-it notes and physical movement to ensure student comfort while enha
 ncing their engagement and contribution. Inductive thematic analysis was t
 hen used for both data sets (students and teachers)\, with triangulation o
 f findings across data sets.\n\nResults:  Focus groups and interviews invo
 lved 13 students and two teachers across different schools. Students were 
 highly engaged with the focus group activities\, eliciting rich verbal and
  written/visual data for analysis. Analysis revealed several key findings:
  sport uniforms not only enhanced student physical activity during and out
 side schools hours (as intended)\, but they also had numerous other positi
 ve impacts on student wellbeing including reduced stress\, and increased c
 omfort. The daily sport uniform was especially important for girls\, allow
 ing them to move freely and feel more confident every day of the school we
 ek. \n\nConclusion: The use of innovative and pragmatic qualitative method
 s in this study allowed for an in-depth exploration of the impacts of a da
 ily sport uniform policy\, capturing both anticipated and unexpected effec
 ts on students and teachers. The method we used ensured high engagement an
 d comfort among student participants\, yielding rich\, multi-dimensional d
 ata. The triangulation of findings from both students and teachers strengt
 hened the robustness of the results. These methodological approaches under
 score the value of qualitative research in school settings\, particularly 
 when working with children\, and demonstrate the importance of using inten
 tional qualitative methods to fully capture the diverse impacts of public 
 health interventions.
DTSTAMP:20261007T042849Z
LOCATION:Holme Room
SUMMARY:Applying creative qualitative methods to explore the impacts of a d
 aily sport uniform policy in Australian primary schools - Carly Gardner
URL:https://conferences.acspri.org.au/2024/talk/FJBPKD/
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