Adolescents’ Active Transport to School and Parental Perspectives in a School Choice Policy Environment
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Internationally many adolescents do not meet the recommended level of regular physical activity. Although active transport to school (ATS) is promoted to increase physical activity in adolescents, relying solely on ATS is not feasible for those who live beyond walkable or cyclable distance to school. School choice education policies complicate the potential of ATS when adolescents do not enrol in the closest school. This research contributes to sparse New Zealand and growing international literature to examine parental perspectives on school choice, travel to school decisions and modes of travel to school in adolescents enrolled in the closest versus non-closest school. .Description
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Active Travel Studies, ISSN: 2732-4184 (Print); 2732-4184 (Online), University of Westminster Press, 4(1). doi: 10.16997/ats.1489
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