Faculty of Education, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada.
Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 1;20(1):814. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010814.
The purpose of this study was to explore the different policies, practices, and procedures that are used on weather and recess in the Canadian context. Fifty school websites were examined, and ten key informants were interviewed. Policies, practices, and procedures from school websites were downloaded, and interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a qualitative content analysis. Fourteen schools had an outwardly facing policy, practice, or procedure for weather and recess. Cold temperatures were the most often cited reason for modifying recess to be indoors, with temperatures ranging from -20 to -40 for complete indoor recess. Precipitation was only found in four online documents but was mentioned as a reason to modify recess by all key informants. Additionally, key informants discussed variability in how recess policies, practices, and procedures were followed. The findings of this study illustrate inconsistencies in both formal and informal school weather and recess policies. With outdoor recess providing numerous opportunities to improve various domains of well-being, it is pertinent to understand the conditions on which it is being modified.
本研究旨在探讨加拿大在天气和课间休息方面所采用的不同政策、实践和程序。我们对 50 个学校网站进行了检查，并采访了 10 名主要知情人。我们从学校网站上下载了政策、实践和程序，并对采访内容进行了逐字转录和定性内容分析。有 14 所学校制定了针对天气和课间休息的外向型政策、实践或程序。低温是将课间休息改为室内活动的最常见原因，室内温度范围为-20 至-40 摄氏度，课间休息完全在室内进行。降水仅在四份在线文件中出现，但所有主要知情人都将其作为修改课间休息的原因。此外，主要知情人还讨论了课间休息政策、实践和程序的执行方式存在差异。本研究的结果表明，学校在天气和课间休息方面的正式和非正式政策存在不一致之处。由于户外课间休息为改善身心健康的各个方面提供了许多机会，因此了解其修改的条件非常重要。
