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    Intensity of physical activity in physical education classes and school recesses and its associations with body mass index and global fitness score in Spanish schoolchildren
    (MDPI, 2021-11-30) López-Gil, José Francisco; Cavero-Redondo, Iván; Tárraga-López, Pedro Juan; Camargo, Edina María de; Sequí-Domínguez, Irene; Yuste Lucas, Juan Luis; Renato Cavichiolli, Fernando; García-Hermoso, Antonio; Expresión Plástica, Musical y Dinámica, ; Actividad Física y Deporte
    Background: Examining the association between excess weight or physical fitness and intensity of physical activity (PA) during Physical Education (PE) classes or school recesses and in children could be of great interest and importance, especially for future intervention programs or public policies related to PA. The aim of this study was to explore the association between intensity of PA in PE classes or school recesses and excess weight or global physical fitness in a sample of Spanish schoolchildren. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in the Valle de Ricote (Region of Murcia, Spain). A final sample of 350 Spanish schoolchildren between 6 and 13 years of age was included from six different schools. Intensity of PA during PE classes and recesses was assessed by the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C). To assess physical fitness, the extended ALPHA fitness test battery was used. Body mass index (z-score) was calculated following the age- and sex-specific thresholds of the World Health Organization. Results: Both body mass index (z-score) and Global Fitness Score (z-score) were lower in schoolchildren engaging in high intensity of PA in both PE lessons and school (p < 0.05 for all). Lower odds of having excess weight were found in those who reported high intensity of PA in both PE classes and school recesses (OR = 0.54; CI 95%, 0.30–0.96). In these same participants, higher odds of being in the high Global Fitness Score tertile were found (OR = 1.96; CI 95%, 1.01–3.85). Conclusions: Our study showed that higher intensity of PA in PE classes and school recesses was associated with lower excess weight and higher global physical fitness.
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    El statu quo de la educación a distancia en México
    (Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2023) Amaya Amaya, Arturo; Cantú Cervantes, Daniel; Baca Pumarejo, José Rafael
    El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar el estado actual que guarda la Educación a Distancia en México. Se trabajó bajo un enfoque cuantitativo, con diseño y alcance descriptivos, y análisis de diferencias de grupos, donde se realizaron inferencias sobre comparaciones relacionadas con el crecimiento de la matrícula escolarizada y no escolarizada en universidades públicas y privadas, así como prospectivas para determinar tendencias. Los principales resultados fueron que la matrícula de pregrado no escolarizada tenía un 14% de cobertura en el ciclo escolar 2016-17, pero en el ciclo 2021-22 alcanzó el 19% con un total de 880,563 estudiantes, teniendo un incremento del 54% en el último quinquenio. Por su parte, la matrícula de posgrado no escolarizada tenía un 29% de cobertura en el ciclo escolar 2016-17, pero en el ciclo 2021-22 alcanzó el 44% con un total de 183,868 estudiantes, teniendo un incremento del 93% en los últimos cinco años. En contraste, la matrícula de pregrado y posgrado escolarizada de universidades públicas y privadas presenta tendencia a la baja en los últimos años. Por primera vez en México, la matrícula de educación superior en el ciclo 2021-22 alcanzó un total de 5,069,111, donde únicamente la matrícula no escolarizada presentó crecimiento.