Flying the ‘Active School Flag’: physical activity promotion through self-evaluation in primary schools in Ireland

Déirdre Ní Chróinín Department of Arts Education and Physical Education, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Youth Sport (PE PAYS) Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]

Elaine Murtagh Department of Arts Education and Physical Education, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Youth Sport (PE PAYS) Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Richard Bowles Department of Arts Education and Physical Education, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Youth Sport (PE PAYS) Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

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