Blar i Brage INN på forfatter "Thurston, Miranda"
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Social class and the emergent organised sporting habits of primary-aged children
Wheeler, Sharon; Green, Kenneth Stanley; Thurston, Miranda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)This paper reports on the patterns of participation in organised sports of youngsters coming towards the end of primary school, with a view to identifying emergent sporting habits in relation to social class gradients. The ... -
Teachers’ sensemaking of physically active learning: A qualitative study of primary and secondary school teachers participating in a continuing professional development program in Norway
Teslo, Ståle Bye; Thurston, Miranda; Lerum, Øystein; Mandelid, Mathias; Jenssen, Eirik S.; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Physically active learning (PAL) has been advocated as a strategy for enhancing young people's movement and learning. To understand how PAL is accepted, adapted, and used by teachers, this study interviewed 16 teachers. ... -
The association between physical activity and symptoms of depression in different contexts – a cross-sectional study of Norwegian adolescents
Kleppang, Annette Løvheim; Hartz, Ingeborg; Thurston, Miranda; Hagquist, Curt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background The purpose was to analyse the association between physical activity taking place in different contexts (sports club, gym, exercise independently and other organized physical activities) and symptoms of depression. ... -
The NHS health check programme in England: a qualitative study
Perry, Catherine; Thurston, Miranda; Alford, Simon; Cushing, Jill; Panter, Lee (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-29)Despite an extensive evidence-base linking patterns of health with social determinants, recent public health policy has emphasized ‘lifestyle diseases’ and risk factor modification through behavioural and pharmacological ... -
Theorising lifestyle drift in health promotion: explaining community and voluntary sector engagement practices in disadvantaged areas
Powell, Katie; Thurston, Miranda; Bloyce, Daniel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The past two decades have seen an increasing role for the UK community and voluntary sector (CVS) in health promotion in disadvantaged areas, largely based on assumptions on the part of funders that CVS providers are better ... -
Unpacking physically active learning in education: a movement didaktikk approach in teaching?
Mandelid, Mathias Brekke; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Lerum, Øystein; Teslo, Ståle Bye; Chalkley, Anna; Singh, Amika; Bartholomew, John; Daly-Smith, Andy; Thurston, Miranda; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper explores teachers’ educational values and how they shape their judgements about physically active learning (PAL). Twenty one teachers from four primary schools in Norway participated in focus groups. By ... -
“[We're on the right track, baby], we were born this way”! Exploring sports participation in Norway
Green, Ken; Thurston, Miranda; Vaage, Odd; Roberts, Ken (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-02-25)Based on quantitative data from the Norwegian Statistisk Sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway) study of Mosjon, Friluftsliv og Kulturaktiviteter (Vaage, 2009), this paper explores trends in Norwegians’ participation in sports, ...