Differences in gross motor achievements among children of four to five years of age in private and public institutions in Prishtinë, Kosovo

Autor:	Abedin Bahtiri, Merita Shala
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Psychomotor learning Social Psychology Gross motor skill Developmental and Educational Psychology Mathematics education Public institution Private institution Psychology Pediatrics Curriculum Child development Demography Physical education
Zdroj:	Early Child Development and Care. 181:55-61
ISSN:	1476-8275 0300-4430
DOI:	10.1080/03004430903248960
Popis:	This study was undertaken in order to examine differences in gross motor achievements among children of four to five years of age as the result of the development of physical education programmes offered by private and public institutions in Kosovo. Research was focused on 118 children, out of which 61 (27 girls, 34 boys) were from the public institution ‘Fatosat’ and 57 (21 girls, 36 boys) from the private institution ‘SOS Kinderdorf’ in Prishtine. Children underwent a series of gross motor tests, and the results revealed significant differences in the development of balance in favour of those children from the public institution ‘Fatosat’. There were also different results gender‐wise, with girls from ‘Fatosat’ outperforming girls from ‘SOS Kinderdorf’ in dynamic balance, whereas ‘Fatosat’ boys outperformed boys from ‘SOS Kinderdorf’ in static balance. The boys from ‘SOS Kinderdorf’ outperformed boys from ‘Fatosat’ in motor coordination. Overall there were obvious differences, although none significant,...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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