Open AccessINTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ITS IMPACT TO MONITORING OF QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE WORLD
Author(s) -
Branislav Antala,
Сергій Іващенко,
G.O. Lopatenko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sportivna nauka ta zdorov'â lûdini
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2664-2069
DOI - 10.28925/2664-2069.2020.2.1
Subject(s) - physical education , curriculum , inclusion (mineral) , context (archaeology) , quality (philosophy) , psychology , physical activity , member states , medical education , public relations , pedagogy , political science , medicine , business , physical therapy , european union , social psychology , geography , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , economic policy
. Physical activity is already well established in all Member States ofthe EU in the form of physical education as well as various programmes to enableyoung people to be physically active before, during and after the school day.Nevertheless, active school breaks and inclusion of physical activity into school lessonscould be extended at national level. The number of hours of physical education is oftendefined subnationally and in some instances by schools. Increasing the number ofmandatory hours and setting standards to ensure quality could further help students toreach the WHO recommendations and ensure the potential of schools for promotingphysical activity among young people.The study aimed to find out the best practices of the International Federation ofPhysical Education to monitoring of quality physical education.Material and methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of literary sources.Results. Physical activity of youth can be increased in several ways. The mostbroadly used practice is physical education, which is part of the school curriculum inall EU Member States; however, the number of hours of physical education provided,whether compulsory or optional, and the quality vary widely among countries. In orderto provide good quality, regular physical education and promote safe physical activityto all young people in schools, physical education teachers must be adequately trainedin promoting health-enhancing physical activity, in addition to traditional sports.Conclusions. It needs to be viewed in the context of inter-related strategies toembrace the formulation and development of inclusive and equitable curricula, whichprovide personally meaningful and socially and culturally relevant experiences andwhich attract young people to the joy and pleasure of physical activity so as to fosteran active healthy lifestyle over the full life-span. Quality physical education curriculaneed to be based on the vision that the knowledge, skills and understanding acquiredfacilitate attainment of physical literacy and be part of a well-structured physicaleducation programme spanning from early childhood education to the upper secondarylevel.