Physical Activity in Preschool Children: Comparison between Montessori and Traditional Preschools

Autor/inn/en	Pate, Russell R.; O'Neill, Jennifer R.; Byun, Wonwoo; McIver, Kerry L.; Dowda, Marsha; Brown, William H.
Titel	Physical Activity in Preschool Children: Comparison between Montessori and Traditional Preschools
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 84 (2014) 11, S.716-721 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12207
Schlagwörter	Preschool Education; Preschool Children; Montessori Method; Physical Activity Level; Comparative Analysis; Traditional Schools; Light; Physical Activities; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Body Composition; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Neighborhoods; Poverty; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Montessori pedagogics; Montessori-Pädagogik; Traditioneller Unterricht; Licht; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Armut
Abstract	Background: Little is known about the influence of Montessori methods on children's physical activity (PA). This cross-sectional study compared PA of children attending Montessori and traditional preschools. Methods: We enrolled 301 children in 9 Montessori and 8 traditional preschools in Columbia, South Carolina. PA was measured by accelerometry on weekdays during preschool (In-School), non-school (Non-School), and all day (All Day). Minutes/hour of light, moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA), and total PA (light?+?MVPA) were calculated. Results: Children attending Montessori preschools accumulated more In-School light (7.7 vs. 6.5?minute/hour), MVPA (7.7 versus 6.5?minute/hour), and total PA (15.4 versus 13.0?minute/hour) than children attending traditional preschools, after adjusting for sex, race/ethnicity, body mass index, parent education and neighborhood poverty index. For Non-School (8.5 versus 6.2?minute/hour) and All Day (8.5 versus 7.6?minute/hour), children in Montessori preschools accumulated more MVPA than children in traditional preschools. In-School PA was higher for children in private Montessori than public Montessori preschools (8.1 versus 7.0?minute/hour; 8.1 versus 6.7?minute/hour; 16.1 versus 13.6?minute/hour, for light, MVPA, and total PA, respectively). Conclusions: Children attending Montessori preschools were more active than children attending traditional preschools. Adopting the Montessori system may be an important strategy for promoting PA in children. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10