Preschool Teachers’ Preparedness for Knowing, Enabling, and Meeting the Active Start Guidelines for Physical Activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Brian ◽  
Adam Pennell ◽  
Ryan Sacko ◽  
Michaela Schenkelburg
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Preservice Teacher Training ◽  
Athletic Competence ◽  
Exploratory Survey ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
Gross Motor Skill

Most early childhood centers charge preschool teachers with delivering gross motor skill content and providing physical activity (PA) opportunities to children. Little is known regarding preschool teachers’ background and confidence and the extent to which centers meet the Active Start Guidelines (ASGs) for PA. Preschool teachers (N = 102) completed an exploratory survey and the Self-Perception Profile for Adults Athletic Competence subscale. Eighty-eight percent possessed no formal background in physical education (PE)/PA, while most teachers (77%) were not aware of the ASGs. Most participants (92%) reported that they do not provide daily, teacher-led PE/PA programming, and less than half (47%) provided at least 60 min of daily free play. Preschool teachers were found to have below average perceived motor competence. Recommendations are provided for preservice teacher training programs, policymakers, as well as professional development of in-service teachers.

Emotional Intelligence

2019 ◽  
pp. 193-204
Author(s):  
Stacy M. Lauderdale-Littin ◽  
Carol McArthur-Amedeo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Preservice Teacher Training ◽  
Cognitive Intelligence ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
Understanding Emotions

Within the United States, almost 50% of teachers leave the field of education within the first five years. Teachers who remain in the field have been shown to be able to demonstrate career competency skills. These skills are related to emotional intelligence (EI), which refers to competencies in recognizing, managing, communicating, and understanding emotions in one's self and others. Previous literature suggests gifted students, due to specific characteristics associated with giftedness, struggle with EI, which impacts their ability to utilize the skills they have, including cognitive intelligence. For gifted individuals entering the field of education, difficulty with EI could potentially impact their ability to feel successful and remain in the field long term. This chapter provides information and resources related to meeting the emotional intelligence needs of gifted students in preservice teacher training programs.

Are Gross Motor Skill Interventions an Equitable Replacement for Outdoor Free Play Regarding Children’s Physical Activity?

2022 ◽  
pp. 089011712110632
Author(s):  
Kara K. Palmer ◽  
Jacquelyn M. Farquhar ◽  
Katherine M. Chinn ◽  
Leah E. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Motor Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Play Group ◽  
Gross Motor Skill

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine if children engaged in equal amounts of physical activity during an established gross motor skill intervention (the Children’s Health Activity Motor Program (CHAMP)) and outdoor free play. Design Cross-sectional study; sample: Ninety-nine children (Mage = 4.21, 51% boys) were randomly divided into two movement environments: CHAMP (n = 55) or control/outdoor free play (n = 44). Measures Physical activity was assessed using GT3X+ Actigraph accelerometers worn on the waist across four mornings. Average physical activity across the four days during either CHAMP or outdoor free play was extracted and categorized as light, moderate, vigorous, or MVPA. Physical activity data were reduced in the Actilife software using the cutpoints from Evenson et al. Analysis A 2 (treatment) x 2 (sex) mixed measures ANOVA was used to compare the amount of time children spent in light, moderate, vigorous, and MVPA. Results There was a significant main effect for treatment for light PA (F(3,95) =13.60, P<.001, partial η2=.125), and post hoc t-tests support that children in the control/outdoor free play group engaged in more light PA compared with children in CHAMP (t95 = −3.75, P<.001). Conclusions Results show that children in CHAMP engaged in less light PA but equal amounts of all other physical activity behaviors than their peers in outdoor free play.

scholarly journals Associations between Motor Competence, Physical Self-Perception and Autonomous Motivation for Physical Activity in Children

Sports ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Ole Kristian Ensrud-Skraastad ◽  
Monika Haga
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Entire Sample ◽  
Athletic Competence ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity

Research indicates that children and adolescents gradually participate less in physical activity with age. Several factors are associated with children’s physical activity levels, such as motor performance, self-perception of athletic competence and motivation to physical activity. To gain a better understanding of the factors of importance for behavior related to an active lifestyle, the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between motor competence, physical self-perception and autonomous motivation and to examine to what extent this association may vary by sex. The sample consisted of 101 children, whose average age was 11.7 years (SD = 0.57), 53 boys and 48 girls. All subjects were measured on motor competence, physical self-perception and autonomous motivation for physical activity. The results indicate a low positive relationship between motor competence and physical self-perception for the entire sample and among girls. There is also a significant correlation between autonomous motivation and physical self-perception. No significant correlations were found between autonomous motivation and motor competence. The association between physical self-perception and autonomous motivation suggests that psychological factors play an important role in children’s participation in physical activity.

Pesquisas sobre Currículos e Culturas: tensões, movimentos e criações

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Patrícia Silva
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Art Music ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Cultural Spaces ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
Do It Yourself

The book Research on Curricula and Cultures: tensions, movements and creations, organized by Marlucy Alves Paraíso and Maria Patrícia Silva, it consists of 17 chapters, one of which is an interesting work by a Canadian scholar who investigates state anti-feminism. The other chapters bring results from 16 researches developed by researchers from the Study and Research Group on Curricula and Cultures (GECC), created and coordinated by Marlucy Alves Paraíso, which has researchers from several Brazilian universities and states. The articles in the book combine the post-critical perspectives used to investigate curricula and cultures in their different nuances, addressing silences, power relations, modes of subjectivation and the movements that prevent their fixity. The book brings research results that discuss the possibilities of creating possibilities at school and in other cultural spaces that also have curricula and develop pedagogies, such as: cyberspace, city, health care programs, teacher training programs, educational policies, etc. In addition, curricula are investigated with emphasis on different practices and aspects: childhood, art, music, dance, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, corporality, politics, with research that also innovates methodologically when operating with openings, experiments, do-it-yourself and compositions in different ways. to research curricula without rigidity, although with the necessary rigor in academic research. O livro reconhece de diferentes modos as possibilidades de conexões entre currículos e culturas, e mostra movimentos capazes de operar transgressões apostando em uma cultura porvir.

Meeting the Needs of Rural Teachers of Visually Impaired Students

1987 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 204-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Bina
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Rural Teachers ◽  
Sense Of Humor ◽  
Itinerant Teachers ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
Visually Impaired Students

A survey of itinerant teachers in Texas found that, despite the numerous shortcomings of the job, the respondents believed there were many advantages. The respondents further identified the much needed ability to adjust to change, to put things in perspective, to modify their expectations, and to exercise a healthy sense of humor. This article details these shortcomings and advantages, suggests strategies for overcoming obstacles, and discusses the implications of the findings for administrators of schools and personnel of teacher-training programs.

Sophistication of Taiwan High School Military Training and Education System of Teacher Education Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 393-395 ◽  
pp. 288-291
Author(s):  
Min Chuan Huang ◽  
Chao Yen Wu ◽  
Jang Ruey Tzeng
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Military Training ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
The Military

This study sought to resolve the current imbalance of demand and supply of the military instructors on the campus in Taiwan. Having witnessed the importance of a sustainable supply of certified military instructors to support the all-people-defense-education, the study first reviewed two versions of teacher training programs carried out by the Ministry of Defense and normative colleges. After exposing the weaknesses of these two versions of selection practice, this study continued with its recommendation. It is hoped that with its suggested concept of building partnership via outsourcing, professional identity of the military instructors can be elevated and ascertained. Specific contributions of this study are: the National Defense Education Division made sophisticated system of teacher education and teacher key capabilities. Project commissioned by the National Defense Education recruitment agency approach teacher education ideas

Public School and University Teacher Training Programs for Behaviorally Disordered Children: Are They Compatible?

1980 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Kavale ◽  
Alfred Hirshoren
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
School Behavior ◽  
Behaviorally Disordered ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
University Teacher Training

The findings from a survey of public school programs for behaviorally disordered children are presented suggesting that a majority considered their theoretical focus to be behavioral. If a majority of university teacher-training programs in behavior disorder also consider their primary theoretical focus to be behavioral as previous research suggested, then the two would appear to complement each other. Another portion of the survey, however, indicated that the pragmatic approaches to treatment found in public school behavior disorders programs cover techniques reflecting a wide variety of theoretical models. Consequently, there exists a mismatch which prevents maximum effectiveness in both teacher training and service delivery for behaviorally disordered children. It was concluded that university teacher training programs should reflect a more eclectic stance by carefully synthesizing assorted theoretical components into a composite which meets the diverse pragmatic demands of public school programs for behaviorally disordered children.1

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