The role of motor competence and body mass index in children's activity levels in physical education classes

BC Spessato, C Gabbard… - Journal of Teaching …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
Our goal was to investigate the role of body mass index (BMI) and motor competence (MC)
in children's physical activity (PA) levels during physical education (PE) classes. We …

Developing preschoolers' social skills through cross-cultural physical education intervention

N Tsangaridou, E Zachopoulou… - Early child …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in children's social skills after their
participation in a physical education programme named ESPEC ('Early Steps' Physical …

Understanding the rationale for preschool physical education: implications for practitioners' and children's embodied practices and subjectivity formation

N McEvilly, M Atencio, M Verheul… - Sport, Education and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This paper provides an overview of selected academic research literature that underpins
contemporary preschool physical education. We highlight and interrogate diverse rationales …

Evaluating preschoolers' social skills: The impact of a physical education program from the parents' perspectives

A Gregoriadis, V Grammatikopoulos… - … of Humanities and …, 2013 - research.tees.ac.uk
The purpose of this study was to investigate the parents' perceptions concerning the impact
of a physical education program named ESPEC ('Early Steps' Physical Education …

The importance of pre-school education in child development

F Burlacu - Euromentor Journal-Studies about education, 2013 - ceeol.com
According to brain research conducted over the past decade, learning in the early years is
critical to a child's lifelong development. The neurological pathways children will later use for …

[Retracted] Implementation of Rules and Routines in Physical Education in China through IOT Systems

B Tu, W Fu, Y Tai - Wireless Communications and Mobile …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of this research is to determine how norms and practices are implemented in
physical education teaching in China's special region (DIY). This study used a descriptive …

Early childhood educators' experience of an alternative physical education model

N Tsangaridou, N Genethliou - European Early Childhood …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Alternative instructional and curricular models are regarded as more comprehensive and
suitable approaches to providing quality physical education (Kulinna 2008; Lund and …

Early childhood education in small island states: A very British story

A Baldacchino - 2018 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
How postcolonialism has impacted primary, secondary and tertiary education in small island
states (defined as those each with a resident population of up to one million) is well …

The Effectiveness of Using Educational Gymnasticsskills on Motor Capabilities and Social Behaviour among Kindergarten Children

A Al-Awamleh - 2010 - kops.uni-konstanz.de
Zusammenfassung Die Ziele dieser Studie waren die Erforschung des Einflusses eines
Turnprogramms auf die motorischen Fähigkeiten und das Sozialverhalten von …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of selected physical activities on social skills among 3–6 years old children

M Hashemi, A Roonasi, R Saboonchi, MH Salehian - Life Sci J, 2012 - Citeseer
The preschool years are critical in the development of basic cognitive and social skills.
Physical activities give a child a chance to practice social skills such as sharing, turn-taking …