Telling our story: Collaborative, interdisciplinary investigations in schools

The importance of university researchers from different disciplines working together with teacher educators and practitioners in schools has previousl y been emphasized. This paper outlines the collaborative procedures and out comes associated with three physical activity and physical education interv entions in schools. The three projects, supported by NHLBI funding, are lon g-term, multidisciplinary investigations (CATCH, M-SPAN, SPARK). The benefi ts of interdisciplinary collaboration far outweigh the perceived barriers.