Coaching

1. Is there a review of existing literature included in the article?

Yes, the first three paragraphs provide information relating to the level of physical activity among youths and adolescents.

2. What type of study is it? Why do you think so?

It is a case study. On the second page it states that this article is indeed a case study and provides the following information: The case study approach was used to capture the experience of teachers, staff, and students and to "put a face on" what actually happened in a comprehensive school Ð'- based intervention. The case study highlights key strategies used by this school to increase its capacity to promote physical activity among girls and sheds light on changes that could be implemented in most school through out the country. Both qualitative and quantitative data was used to assess outcomes in the case study school.

3. What are the research questions? Are they clearly stated? Assumed?

4. Who were the subjects? How were they selected? How many were there? Was the sample population determined appropriately (ie sample size, representativeness, etc)?

Eighth grade and high school girls were the subjects in this case study. Baseline data were collected in spring 1998 and1999 on two successive cohorts or "waves" of eighth grade girls attending 31 middle schools that fed 24 participating high schools. A total of 2,744 girls, 97% of those recruited, completed baseline measures; 48% were African American, and 47% were white.

5. What, if any, variables were being investigated in this research?

a. independent variable(s)

b. dependent variable(s)

6. Were