Differences between Norwegian Male and Female Preschool Staff Physical Activity Levels and Their Influence on PA Levels of Children

Autor/inn/en	Lagestad, Pål; Kippe, Karin
Titel	Differences between Norwegian Male and Female Preschool Staff Physical Activity Levels and Their Influence on PA Levels of Children
Quelle	In: Education 3-13, 51 (2023) 5, S.754-765 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lagestad, Pål)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4279
DOI	10.1080/03004279.2021.2010228
Schlagwörter	Preschool Teachers; Preschool Education; Physical Activity Level; Gender Differences; Teacher Characteristics; Play; Measurement Equipment; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Observation; Teacher Student Relationship; Preschool Children; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Geschlechterkonflikt; Spiel; Messinstrument; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Beobachtung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Norwegen
Abstract	The aim of the study was to examine differences between Norwegian male and female preschool staff according to physical activity (PA) levels during preschool hours. Using a mixed-method design, accelerometers were used to examine objectively measured PA level among male and female preschool staff, while observations, interviews and questionnaires were used to support the accelerometer data, and identify patterns related to preschool staff and children's PA. The accelerometer data, observations, and interviews pointed towards male preschool staff as more physically active at preschool than female preschool staff. Observation and interview data further indicated that male staff interacted more than female staff in children's active play. The findings suggest that male preschool staff contribute especially positively according to children's PA in preschool, and that it is important to educate more male preschool teachers. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01