MIRR - Mary Immaculate Research Repository

    • Login
    Search 
    •   Home
    • FACULTY OF EDUCATION
    • Search
    •   Home
    • FACULTY OF EDUCATION
    • Search
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

    All of MIRRCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CommunityBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Resources

    How to submitCopyrightFAQs

    Discover

    Author
    Murtagh, Elaine (26)
    Murphy, Marie H. (13)Ní Chróinín, Déirdre (5)Martin, Rosemarie (4)Lane, Aoife (3)... View MoreSubjectPhysical activity (15)Primary school (5)Walking (5)Classroom (4)Health (4)... View MoreDate Issued2013 (5)2014 (4)2015 (4)2011 (3)2016 (3)2017 (3)2010 (2)2012 (1)2018 (1)

    Search

    Show Advanced FiltersHide Advanced Filters

    Filters

    Use filters to refine the search results.

    Now showing items 1-10 of 26

    • Sort Options:
    • Relevance
    • Title Asc
    • Title Desc
    • Issue Date Asc
    • Issue Date Desc
    • Results Per Page:
    • 5
    • 10
    • 20
    • 40
    • 60
    • 80
    • 100
    Thumbnail

    Walking: The first steps in cardiovascular disease prevention 

    Murtagh, Elaine; Murphy, Marie H.; Boone-Heinonen, Janne (Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010)
    Purpose of review Health professionals are presented with the challenge of prescribing physical activity that is likely to be sustained by the sedentary majority. Walking is eminently suited to physical activity ...
    Thumbnail

    Flying the ‘Active School Flag’: Physical activity promotion through self-evaluation in primary schools in Ireland 

    Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Murtagh, Elaine; Bowles, Richard (Routledge, 2012)
    Primary schools are key sites where children can be active, advance their knowledge and understanding of how to participate in physical activity (PA) and develop an appreciation of its importance in their lives. This ...
    Thumbnail

    Estimates of the number of people in England who attain or exceed vigorous intensity exercise by walking at 3 mph 

    Kelly, Paul; Oja, Pekka; Murtagh, Elaine; Foster, Charlie; Murphy, Marie H. (Routledge, 2011)
    Walking is a safe, accessible and low cost activity, amenable to change and known to have great potential to increase physical activity levels in sedentary individuals. The objective of this study is to estimate the ...
    Thumbnail

    Stay active: The physical activity, ageing and health study 

    Murtagh, Elaine; Murphy, Marie H.; Murphy, Niamh M.; Woods, Catherine; Lane, Aoife (Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI), 2014)
    Thumbnail

    Physical activity, ageing and health 

    Murtagh, Elaine; Murphy, Marie H.; Murphy, Niamh M.; Woods, Catherine; Lane, Aoife (Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI), 2014)
    Thumbnail

    Psychosocial factors related to children’s active school travel: A comparison of two European regions 

    Murtagh, Elaine; McMinn, David; Row, David A.; Murtagh, Shemane; Nelson, Norah M.; Čuk, Ivan; Atiković, Almir; Peček, Mojca; Breslin, Gavin; Murphy, Marie H. (Berkeley Electronic Press, 2014)
    Inequalities in health behaviors exist between regions of Europe, along a North West/South East axis. This study investigated whether prevalence of walking to school and associated psychosocial antecedents differed between ...
    Thumbnail

    School-based interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour in children: A systematic review 

    Murtagh, Elaine; Hegarty, Lynda M.; Mair, Jacqueline L.; Kirby, Karen; Murphy, Marie H. (AIMS Press, 2016)
    Prolonged, uninterrupted periods of sedentary time may be associated with increased risk of Type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality even if the minimum recommended levels of daily physical activity ...
    Thumbnail

    Active travel to school and physical activity levels of Irish primary school children 

    Murtagh, Elaine; Murphy, Marie H. (Human Kinetics Journals, 2011)
    The purpose of this study was to (1) determine the physical activity levels of 9–11 year old children, and (2) compare the activity levels of children who commute to school by active and passive modes. 140 children aged ...
    Thumbnail

    ‘In their shoes’: exploring a modified approach to peer observation of teaching in a university setting (Pre-published version) 

    Kenny, Ailbhe; Mitchell, Eamonn; Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Vaughan, Elaine Claire; Murtagh, Elaine (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2013)
    Peer observation of teaching (POT) has become common practice in many universities. However, it could be argued that existing models often have limited scope for understanding the student experience. This study presents a ...
    Thumbnail

    How can pre-service primary teachers' perspectives contribute to a pedagogy that problematises the ‘practical’ in teacher education? (Pre-published version) 

    Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Mitchell, Eamonn; Kenny, Ailbhe; Murtagh, Elaine; Vaughan, Elaine Claire (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2013)
    This study examined pre-service primary teachers’ perspectives on teaching and learning experiences within college-based courses in ‘practical’ subject areas within a teacher education programme. Following three individual ...
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2015  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
     

     


    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2015  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback