HEALTH PROMOTION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL THROUGH ACTIVE BREAKS: WHAT TEACHER TRAINING?

Autor/innen

  • Sabrina Annoscia Department of Humanities, Languages, and Cultural Heritage, University of Cagliari, Italy
  • Dario Colella Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v12i2.5814

Schlagwörter:

active breaks, teacher training, health promotion

Abstract

Educational research is increasingly focusing on new areas of interest, including programs and initiatives aimed at promoting health during childhood, reducing sedentary behaviors, and encouraging physical activity, thereby expanding children's learning opportunities. In the school setting, particular attention is given to Active Breaks (AB), which, when introduced within lessons, allow for the interruption of long periods of sitting in the classroom. In line with the main themes of the National Guidelines for the Curriculum (MIUR, 2012), this contribution aims to follow three main directions: combating sedentary behavior; methodologies, classification, and selection of motor tasks and intervention strategies; and teacher training to support the implementation of these practices. Today, more than ever, short physical activity breaks represent a strategy that can be effective in addressing the issues related to poor physical fitness and children's sedentary lifestyles.

 

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Autor/innen-Biografien

  • Sabrina Annoscia, Department of Humanities, Languages, and Cultural Heritage, University of Cagliari, Italy

    Sabrina Annoscia, PhD Student, Department of Humanities, Languages, and Cultural Heritage, University of Cagliari, Italy.

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7178-3644  

  • Dario Colella, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Italy

    Dario Colella, Full Professor, Methods and Didactics of Motor Activities, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.

    Institutional webpage: https://www.unisalento.it/scheda-utente/-/people/dario.colella

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8676-4540

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