Marie-Claude Rivard

• University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres

Scientific evidence shows that regular physical activity (PA) has many physical, psychological and social benefits (Mascaró et al., 2022). Despite these benefits, however, women are notably less numerous than men to reach the recommended PA guidelines (Statistics Canada, 2021). In addition, some studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic had sub...

Bien que la littérature démontre que la pratique régulière d’une activité physique (AP) présente de nombreux avantages physiques, psychologiques et sociaux, les femmes sont nettement moins nombreuses que les hommes à atteindre les recommandations en matière d’AP. Plusieurs initiatives ont été mises en œuvre dans divers pays afin de promouvoir la pr...

The dietary transition from traditional to commercial foods and a decrease in physical activity (PA) have impacted the health of the First Nations people of Quebec (Canada), resulting in many suffering from multiple chronic diseases. This study had two objectives: (1) to examine eating and PA behaviors among First Nations peoples in urban areas and...

This article aims to describe teacher induction (TI) with reference to two physical and health education (PHE) teachers based on three variables: 1) self-efficacy, 2) motivation and 3) satisfaction. Our case study relies on individual telephone interviews conducted during each teacher’s first five years of teaching and allows for describing the per...

Motivation to take part in sufficient levels of physical activity is a common problem during adolescence. This study investigated about motivational characteristics of a cohort of 1804 adolescents involved in a large organized sport event, “Quebec’s Summer Games Final”. Questionnaires were completed preceding their participation to the games. Fifte...

Introduction: For decades, health inequalities have persisted among Indigenous peoples. As the Indigenous population is growing in the cities, health care delivery in urban areas can be challenging. Emergency nurses are often the first contact in the health system, and they play a key role in the patient's experience. This study aims to describe t...

Introduction Built environments can influence physical activity habits. Their features vary according to population size and density. In developed countries, rural populations often display higher rates of obesity and lower levels of physical activity compared with urban populations. This study aims to 1) assess municipal officials’ propensity to i...

Entrepreneurship education appears to be a promising avenue for developing entrepreneurial skills among young people, this tendency being present in several countries. School is a privileged environment and is targeted since young people are key players in promoting economic growth. The appropriate teaching method for achieving academic and entrepr...

Background In recent years, a number of initiatives aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles in health-friendly environments have been implemented. The purpose of this review is to synthesize initiatives conducted in Canada and documented in publications for the period 1995-2015 in order to gain a better understanding of their objectives and impacts....

ACSM Congress 2017

La problématique des saines habitudes de vie est souvent associée à l’obésité, et les environnements sont déterminants dans l’adoption de saines habitudes de vie (SHV). Selon une perspective populationnelle de sensibilisation, les objectifs de cette recherche sont d’évaluer et de mettre en exergue l’impact de sessions de sensibilisation sur les com...

Training session on healthy environments: evaluation of an intervention for local stakeholders Background: Around the world, various interventions have been developed to encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyles, particularly nutrition and physical activity. Physical, political, economic and socio-cultural environments have a major influence on...

Background: Around the world, various interventions have been developed to encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyles, particularly nutrition and physical activity. Physical, political, economic and socio-cultural environments have a major influence on individual attitudes in relation to healthy lifestyle. However, stakeholders with the greatest...

The growing body of literature on teacher induction barriers has revealed the need to address issues that may lead to negative consequences. Recent research points to an increased interest in teacher resilience, a concept that promotes positive adaptation to counteract these adverse outcomes. However, teacher induction and resilience may differ dep...

The worldwide rise in obesity makes this the first non-infectious epidemic in human history. The rapid increase is, in fact, influenced more by environment than biology. In an effort to halt the trend, Quebec has launched a major awareness-raising campaign that focuses on healthy environments and targets stakeholders in schools, municipalities, com...

Objectives This study aims to: 1) compare the proportion of “athletes” vs “students”, who attained the levels recommended on physical activity and nutrition national guidelines, 2) analyze the relationships between the adolescents’ environmental influences and the adoption of healthy behaviours, 3) verify if environmental influences on adolescents...

Objectives: Scientific evidence supports the favourable relationships between physical activity and development during adolescence. Moreover, developing autonomy and intrinsic motivation during adolescence is related with maintenance of an active lifestyle on a longer term basis. The purpose of this study is to investigate about the motivational ch...

Objective: To verify for the presence of sport-type and age-associated differences in four characteristics: (1) attainment of national guidelines in physical activity, (2) perceived fitness, (3) academic achievement, and, (4) intrinsic motivation towards physical activity, among a sample of Quebec’s adolescents involved in organized sport. Methods...

The issue of health occupies a central place in the official texts on education. In Quebec, the Healthy School Approach (HSA), situated at the crossroads of education and health, stands out for its comprehensive and integrated health promotion in schools. This qualitative study aims to describe the perceptions and involvement of 19 participants (st...

Objectives: This study aims to: 1) compare the proportion of “athletes” vs. “students”, who attained the levels recommended on physical activity and nutrition national guidelines, 2) analyze the relationships between the adolescents’ environmental influences and the adoption of healthy behaviours, 3) verify if environmental influences on adolescent...

La santé des adolescents est influencée par une multitude de comportements, tels la pratique d’activités physiques et l’adoption de saines habitudes alimentaires. Parmi les comportements alimentaires les plus favorables à l’atteinte d’un état de santé optimal figurent la prise quotidienne du petit déjeuner, la consommation de légumes et de fruits e...

In Quebec, the Healthy School and Global Health approaches, situated at the crossroads of education and health, attract attention for their global and integrated promotion of young people’s health. Within the context of these emerging approaches, this questionnaire-based study aims to describe how parents (N=573) perceive health in the school setti...

Purpose The purpose of this research was to examine to what extent three parenting practices (reinforcement, instruction and modeling) are associated with physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) in school aged children. Methods Six hundred and four parent–child dyads were studied. Children went to elementary or high school...

Objective This qualitative study aimed to describe how educators and parents engage with students on health issues within the context of the Healthy School Approach in a disadvantaged Quebec school. Method Individual interviews were conducted at the school setting with both educators ( n = 5) and parents ( n = 5) during the school year of 2010–201...

Le Québec reçoit de plus en plus d’immigrants et la région de la Mauricie n’échappe pas à cette tendance. Des études ont montré la dégradation dans les habitudes de vie des nouveaux arrivants. D’autres se sont attardées à l’identification des compétences de la vie courante susceptibles de favoriser l’adaptation des immigrants dans leur société d’ac...

The concept of school success is examined through the definitions, research axes and actions chosen by researchers from Centre de recherche et d’intervention surla réussite scolaire (CRIRES) since its creation in 1992. The historical-cultural theory is applied to this case, and the Engeström model (1987, 1999) is used as a frame of re - ference to...

Cette etude vise a examiner les perceptions des educateurs sous l’angle des connaissances, du role, du sentiment de competence et de la comprehension des parents en matiere d’evaluation des apprentissages, mises en relation avec des elements du contexte de vie familiale. Menee au moyen de trois entrevues de groupes realisees aupres d’educateurs (n...

PurposeThe present study examined associations between intention of youth to change their health behaviours and the messages of a media campaign held in Québec from 2004 to 2008, designed to increase awareness on active living and healthy eating's health benefits.

L’étude visait à identifier les représentations sociales de parents et d’enseignants à propos des compétences transversales, et à mettre en lumière les liens entre ces représentations et les actions éducatives et pédagogiques entreprises avec les adolescents. Les données ont été recueillies lors d’entretiens de groupes. Les résultats révèlent que l...

L’objectif de cette etude consiste a decrire les besoins de formation continue (FC) des enseignants en education physique et a la sante (EPS) en matiere d’education a la sante (ES) a travers l’eclairage du referentiel quebecois des competences professionnelles (CP). Les donnees issues d’un questionnaire complete par 223 enseignants d’EPS au primair...

This case study focuses on the groundwork aiming at developing school-family-community collaboration in the deployment of the HSA in a low socio-economic status elementary school. Two theoretical models - the HSA and Hoover-Dempsey et al. (1997, 2010) models - guided the analysis of five discussion groups (N=31) regarding their perceptions of the p...

The aim of the study is to examine family-school collaboration in terms of parents' appreciation of the school report card and their knowledge and understanding of teachers' role and assessment practices. Exactly 125 parents of elementary level students, all members of the Provincial Parents Committee completed the questionnaire and answered a semi...

Cette etude vise, d’une part, a examiner les perceptions des parents a l’egard de la sante a l’ecole et de leur role en matiere de promotion de la sante et, d’autre part, a identifier de quelles facons les parents s’engagent dans le deploiement de l’Approche ecoleen sante a travers les environnements scolaire et familial. Les donnees sont issues d’...

Résumé La présente étude descriptive à caractère exploratoire s’inscrit dans le contexte des réformes en éducation au Québec, plus particulièrement au baccalauréat en enseignement de l’éducation physique et à la santé (ÉPS). L’un des principaux défis qui touchent la formation initiale est sans doute celui d’assurer le développement des compétences...

Résumé Cette étude fait partie d’un programme de recherche plus global visant à mieux cerner le processus lié au développement des compétences transversales d’ordre personnel et social telles qu’elles apparaissent dans le renouveau pédagogique québécois au secondaire. Les résultats issus d’un questionnaire administré à 573 adolescents révèlent que...