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Michael J. Duncan; Katie Fitton Davies; Eileen Africa; Estera Sevel – Education 3-13, 2024
This study presents the perceptions and practices of fundamental movement skills (FMS), healthy eating habits and physical activity (PA) in early years professionals (EYP). An online mixed-method survey comprising questions relating to practices of FMS, healthy eating habits and PA was completed by 137 EYPs (128 females). Frequency analysis…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Physical Activities, Eating Habits, Preschool Teachers
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MacRae, Christina; MacLure, Maggie – Ethnography and Education, 2021
This article explores emerging findings in a sensory ethnography based in a nursery setting where video data has been co-produced with parents, practitioners and 2-year-old children. The project mobilises Froebel's twin concepts of 'unfoldment' and 'self-activity', reinstating the importance of the sensory-motor register as a form of knowledge…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Video Technology, Educational Philosophy, Parent Child Relationship
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Preedy, Pat; Duncombe, Rebecca; Gorely, Trish – Education 3-13, 2022
Poor physical development in young children has been shown to impact readiness for school, behaviour, social development and academic achievement. This research sought to explore whether a physical intervention programme (Movement for Learning) can improve children's physical development. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (2nd edition,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Physical Development, Preschool Children, Intervention