title: District and school physical education policies: implications for physical education and recess time.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The relationship between physical education (PE) policies and children's PE and recess time is not well understood.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to assess the association of district and school PE policies, the PE environment, and PE and recess time.
  
  
  METHODS
  Key informants in 65 schools from 9 states completed instruments assessing district and school PE policies, the school PE environment, and time in PE and recess.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Few significant associations were found between PE policies and PE or recess minutes; no policies were associated with both. A number of PE environmental variables were associated with both policies and time in PE and recess.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PE policies, their implementation, and PE environmental variables can have important implications for recess time. Some school PE environment measures designed to improve PE may result in PE time limitations. Deficiencies in PE and recess time are not likely to be effectively addressed through policy adoption alone.
authors: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA. monica.lounsbery@unlv.edu
authors: Monica A F
authors: MA
authors: Lounsbery
authors: Thomas L
authors: TL
authors: McKenzie
authors: James R
authors: JR
authors: Morrow
authors: Shannon M
authors: SM
authors: Monnat
authors: Kathryn A
authors: KA
authors: Holt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D009043:Motor Activity; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D057766:Policy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012574:Schools; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States