10.4225/03/5a6d25ae6fed2
Ove Olsen Sæle
Ove Olsen
Sæle
Åse Nylenna Akslen
Åse Nylenna
Akslen
Astrid Øien Halsnes
Astrid Øien
Halsnes
06. Children’s physical activities according to preschool student teachers’ creed
Monash University
2018
Physical activity
children
preschool student teachers
ECE
pedagogic creed
reflective thinking
Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori)
Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development
2018-01-29 03:49:09
Journal contribution
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/06_Children_s_physical_activities_according_to_preschool_student_teachers_creed/5830257
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<p>In this article, preschool student teachers’ thinking of young children’s physical activities
is discussed. The study is based on individual “pedagogic creed” texts written by
preschool student teachers at a university college in Bergen, Norway, in their first and
third years of the educational program. Students describe in detail what they associate
with the term physical activity and the formation qualities it possesses. The material is
extensive and this article will focus on some of the findings, such as how students see
children’s physical activity in connection to motor, social, and moral development. How
the students’ perceive physical activity, as a component in a more holistic thinking of
children and formation, is also part of the analysis, as well as their thinking of the role
and responsibility of the teaching staff. We find that the arguments for physical activity
are different, and students’ foci change during the education program, from an I and
child perspective in their first year of the educational program, to a more reflective and
academic perspective focused more on the role of the leader in their third year. </p>
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