Open AccessPre‐service primary school teachers' experiences of physical education
Author(s) -
Nathan Nicole,
Wolfenden Luke,
Morgan Philip J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/1753-6405.12056
Subject(s) - physical education , service (business) , primary (astronomy) , primary education , medical education , psychology , medicine , pedagogy , business , physics , marketing , astronomy
In Australia, National Physical Activity Guidelines recommend that children participate in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) every day. Participation in physical activity provides numerous physical and psychological health benefits for school-aged children. However, data suggest that Australian children are not adequately active. In 2007, only 40% of Australian children aged 9-13 years met the recommended daily MVPA requirements. Schools play an important role in supporting children to develop the knowledge and skills to lead physically active lifestyles, and key to this is the delivery of high-quality physical education (PE). Despite this, school implementation of PE, and physical activity programs more generally, has been less than optimal