Kindergarten teachers' views about the importance of preschoolers' participation in sports in Singapore

Autor:	Karen P. Nonis
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Social Psychology business.industry education Physical fitness Cognition Free space Pediatrics humanities Child health Developmental psychology Developmental and Educational Psychology Positive attitude Psychology business human activities
Zdroj:	Early Child Development and Care. 175:719-742
ISSN:	1476-8275 0300-4430
DOI:	10.1080/0300443042000244000
Popis:	Children's involvement in sports develops their diverse lifelong skills in the physical (a positive attitude toward healthy lifestyle), cognitive, emotional and social domains. Children enjoy a day out in the open, enjoying the free space, the wind in their hair, the smells that stimulate their senses, the touch of different and new things to be discovered in an enriched outdoor environment. Central to the success of promoting preschooler involvement in sports are the roles that teachers and kindergartens play. This study investigated the views of teachers and preschooler participation in sport; the teachers' views of their kindergartens, the community, parents in relation to preschoolers' participation in sports. In addition, the study also questioned teacher's awareness and use of available resources in their kindergartens and the community. The results showed that, in general, teachers, the kindergartens, children's parents and the community are supportive of preschoolers' participation in sports. Ther...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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