Locating quality physical education in early years pedagogy

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Marsden ◽  
Carrie Weston
Author(s):  
Aleksander Veraksa ◽  
Joaquim Quintino Aires ◽  
Sergey Leonov ◽  
Martin Musálek

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 493-500
Author(s):  
Nadia Cristina Valentini ◽  
Glauber Carvalho Nobre ◽  
Mariele Santayana de Souza ◽  
Michael J. Duncan

Background: Higher levels of actual and perceived motor competence are purported to lead to participation in physical activity (PA). Whereas considerable work has been published regarding motor and perceived competence and body mass index (BMI), much less is known about the association of these variables considering PA and engagement in physical education settings—the focus of the present study. Method: In 600 children (aged 3–10 y), PA during physical education lessons, locomotor skills, object control skills, perceived competence, and BMI (study 1) were assessed. In a subsample of 149 children, PA, engagement, and health-related fitness were assessed (study 2). Results: Structural equation model showed that in study 1, locomotor skills were the strongest variable in the early years, and object control skills were the strongest later, in explained PA. The regression analysis, in study 2, showed that BMI, object control skills, and engagement were significantly associated with PA and that appropriate motor engagement was the best predictor of PA. Conclusion: The authors extended previous research by providing evidence that motor competence varies across childhood in explaining participation in PA, and appropriate motor engagement plays a critical role in being active during lessons and was the strongest predictor of PA. BMI and self-perception were not significant in the models.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Christina de Oliveira Madrid

The research (PPGE/UEPG) of this work deals with themes in the areas of School Physical Education, Early Childhood Education and Teacher Training. The authors' academic production is linked to the axes and lines of research of the Study and Research Group on School Physical Education and Teacher Training – Gepefe (UEPG/CNPq). The work begins by presenting the study on the theoretical assumptions that underlie Education for Peace as an educational component of a Culture of Peace, the effective approach from the perspective of Edgar Morin's Theory of Complexity. Next, the study on the methodological theoretical assumptions of Physical Education in the final years of elementary school of the Public Network of the State of Paraná is presented, the research was carried out in schools in a municipality in the interior of the State. The theme of the third study deals with how school management is realized in the pedagogical practice of Early Childhood Education. The fourth study deals with the pedagogical practice of Physical Education in the early years of elementary school of the Municipal Education Network, in an interior city of the State of Paraná. At the end of the work, Gepefe's academic contribution is presented as a space for dialogues between the school context and the Training of Physical Education teachers, in the areas of teaching, research and extension. The authors hope that the work will contribute to foster discussions in the academic and professional spheres, providing debates and reflections in relation to the context of School Physical Education, Early Childhood Education and Teacher Training.


Author(s):  
Niki Tsangaridou ◽  
Mikaela Pieroua ◽  
Ermis Kyriakides ◽  
Charalambos Y. Charalambous

Purpose: To examine early childhood teachers’ practices of teaching physical education. Method: Eleven early childhood educators participated in the study. Data were collected using two systematic observation instruments, a modified version of the Task Structure System and the Dynamic Model of Educational Effectiveness. Three 40-min lessons were observed for each teacher. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The findings showed that most childhood educators more often employed certain generic, rather than content-specific, practices in their physical education lessons. Application, structuring, and questioning were observed in most lessons, while skill demonstration, emphasis on critical elements, and congruent and specific feedback were not frequently observed. Additionally, the generic practices of orientation and modeling were observed in only a few lessons. Conclusions: By investigating and understanding the practices that early childhood teachers employ during physical education lessons, teacher educators can support teachers in ways that provide more meaningful experiences for children.


2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evridiki Zachopoulou ◽  
Efthimios Trevlas ◽  
Elisavet Konstadinidou ◽  
Archimedes Project Research Group

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (167) ◽  
pp. 43-60
Author(s):  
Conor Curran

AbstractThis article examines the treatment of physical drill as a curricular subject in primary schools in the Irish Free State in the period from 1922 to 1937. In particular, it assesses the reasons why its status as an obligatory subject was reduced in the mid 1920s. It will show that the availability of facilities, resources and teaching staff with suitable qualifications were all considerations, while some teachers were not physically capable of teaching the subject in the early years of the Irish Free State. In addition, a strong emphasis on the Irish language and the view that a reduced curriculum was more beneficial to learning meant that some subjects, including physical drill, were deemed optional. However, the decision to reduce the subject's status had not been supported by everyone and it was mainly the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation which was behind the move. Following its reduction from an obligatory subject to an optional one as a result of a decision taken at the Second National Programme Conference in 1926, a lack of a clear policy on the subject became evident. By the early 1930s, the subject was receiving more attention from the Irish government, which made some efforts made to integrate the Czechoslovakian Sokol system into Irish schools. In examining conflicting views on how to implement the Sokol system, and the work of Lieutenant Joseph Tichy, the man recruited to develop it within the Irish army, this article also identifies the reasons why this method of physical training was not a success in Irish schools.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Evando Carlos Moreira ◽  
Raquel Stoilov Pereira

INTRODUÇÃO: Com o advento da pandemia da Covid-19, muitos desafios surgiram para que as atividades educacionais pudessem ter continuidade sem maiores prejuízos aos(às) alunos(as). No entanto, a falta de domínio das tecnologias educacionais se apresentou como uma barreira, tanto para professores(as) como para alunos(as). OBJETIVO: Dessa forma, o presente texto tem como objetivo refletir como em tempos de pandemia a Educação Física Escolar se ressignificou, considerando as experiências relatadas por professores(as) de Educação Física da rede pública de ensino. MÉTODOS: Este estudo, de abordagem qualitativa, caracterizando-se como um estudo multicasos, adotou como instrumento de pesquisa uma entrevista semiestruturada realizada com dois professores e duas professoras que atuam nas redes públicas de ensino, estadual e municipal e, um em cada nível de ensino (educação infantil, anos iniciais do ensino fundamental, anos finais do ensino fundamental e ensino médio). RESULTADOS: Mesmo com o cenário investigado e suas dificuldades, os(as) professores(as) realizaram seu trabalho da melhor forma possível e, para tanto, identificamos uma espécie de manifestação uníssona dos(as) professores(as), tanto no que se refere às ações positivas como nas dificuldades vividas. Esta manifestação foi organizada em categorias, especificamente seis, a saber: aprendizado e adaptação de conteúdos para as aulas; apoio em bases teórico-metodológicas das redes de ensino; atividades com apoio familiar; apoio institucional; avaliação; o que posso avançar? CONCLUSÃO: A persistência e resiliência de cada um(uma) permitiu que a Educação Física Escolar se fizesse presente nas atividades escolares diárias dos(as) alunos(as) de todos os níveis de ensino, mesmo que de forma adaptada. Reforçamos a responsabilidade dos(das) pesquisadores(as) das instituições de formação de professores(as) em darem visibilidade aos elementos que contribuem para a manutenção das práticas corporais, das aulas de Educação Física em diferentes contextos, para que estas possam manter-se acessíveis e reverberem com qualidade entre os(as) professores(as) e alunos(as).ABSTRACT. Challenges imposed to the physical education classes in the pandemic: paths to reframe the teacher’s workBACKGROUND: With the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, many challenges arose so that the educational activities could be continued without many losses to the students. However, the lack of mastery of educational technologies showed itself as a barrier to the teachers as well as to the students. OBJECTIVE: So, the present text has as aim to reflect how in pandemic times the school Physical Education reframed itself, considering the experiences reported by Physical Education teachers of the public school system. METHODS: This study, of qualitative approach, is characterized as a multi-case study, adopted as research instrument a semi-structured interview with two male and two female teachers who work in the public education network, state and municipal, and one in each level (early childhood education, early years of elementary school, final years of elementary school and high school). RESULTS: Even with the investigated scenario and its difficulties, the teachers performed their work in the best possible way and, therefore, we identified a kind of unison manifestation of the teachers, both in what is concerned to the positive actions as to the difficulties experienced. This manifestation was organized in categories, specifically six, namely: learning and adapting the content to the classes; support in theoretical-methodological bases in the educational networks; activities with family support; institutional support; what can I move forward? CONCLUSION: The persistence and resilience of each one allowed the school Physical Education to be present in the daily school activities of all levels of education, even in an adapted way. We reinforce the responsibility of the researchers of teacher formation institutions to give visibility to the elements that contribute to the maintenance of body practice, of the Physical Education classes in different contexts so these can be accessible and reverberate with quality between teachers and students.


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