Faculty
Social Sciences
Supervisor Name
Andrew Clark
Description
Over the last year, three major tools were developed to examine key influences on AST and children’s health and well-being. These tools included two pilot surveys - one for parents and one for children from grades four to eight located in South Western Ontario. The third tool was a comprehensive travel diary for the child survey takers to fill out after completing their initial children’s pilot survey. Over the last four months, these tools were tested in order to collect feedback from volunteers recruited in South Western Ontario. The goal of the pilot testing of these tools was to determine if the survey tools and travel diary were valid and reliable research tools in measuring the AST related concepts that could help researchers collect insight on improving the current AST related policy system.
Acknowledgements
I would like to acknowledge all student researchers and USRI students working at HEALab this summer for making this project manageable, engaging and fun. I would also like to thank our supervisors Dr. Andrew Clark for all his patience and help in helping us work with our research materials and Danielle Tobin for her work and help editing this informal poster project.
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Geography Commons, Mental and Social Health Commons, Public Health Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Using Qualitative Methods to Examine Influences on Active School Travel and Children’s Health
Over the last year, three major tools were developed to examine key influences on AST and children’s health and well-being. These tools included two pilot surveys - one for parents and one for children from grades four to eight located in South Western Ontario. The third tool was a comprehensive travel diary for the child survey takers to fill out after completing their initial children’s pilot survey. Over the last four months, these tools were tested in order to collect feedback from volunteers recruited in South Western Ontario. The goal of the pilot testing of these tools was to determine if the survey tools and travel diary were valid and reliable research tools in measuring the AST related concepts that could help researchers collect insight on improving the current AST related policy system.