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Physical Education Stimulating a Healthy Lifestyle and Critical Sports Consumption in Belgium
De Martelaer, Kristine; Seghers, Jan; Cardon, Greet et al.
2014In Chin, Ming-Kai; Edginton, Christopher (Eds.) Physical Education and Health Global Perspectives and Best Practice
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Keywords :
Health Curriculum; Sports Stimulating Schools; School-community Partnerships; ICT; PETE
Abstract :
[en] In this chapter, the authors describe the situation and challenges of Physical Education (PE) in Flanders and Wallonia in order to encourage young people to adopt a healthy lifestyle and to become critical sports consumers. In school-age children, about one out of six has problems with obesity/overweight. Compared with earlier measurements there is a trend of increasing sedentary time per day and not enough physical activity (PA) to reach international norms. Girls can be definitely considered as a public at risk regarding the physical activity component of their healthy lifestyle. In recent years, the emphasis has shifted from motor- and/or physical-testing towards the development of a positive attitude towards physical activity and being socially engaged. The main concern of the course-specific final attainment levels is teaching how to deal with the current movement culture of games, sports, fitness, and daily activity. In both regions, it is expected that children are taught to transfer movement and personally-related competencies learned in PE to other contexts. Initiatives to develop and enhance links between PE and other opportunities to be physically active in the wider community are receiving more attention during the last few years, but the situation is still far from ideal. Because of the complex role of promoting a healthy lifestyle during PE and in the whole school, there is a need to educate teachers during their teacher training and lifelong education on how to provide relevant choices, satisfying the need for autonomy.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
De Martelaer, Kristine;  Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Seghers, Jan;  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Cardon, Greet;  Universiteit Gent - Ugent
Haerens, Leen;  Universiteit Gent - Ugent
De Boever, Eric;  Bond voor Lichamelijke Opvoeding
Cloes, Marc ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Intervention et gestion en activités physiques et sportives
Language :
English
Title :
Physical Education Stimulating a Healthy Lifestyle and Critical Sports Consumption in Belgium
Publication date :
April 2014
Main work title :
Physical Education and Health Global Perspectives and Best Practice
Editor :
Chin, Ming-Kai
Edginton, Christopher
Publisher :
Sagamore, Urbana, IL, United States
ISBN/EAN :
978-1-57167-702-0
Pages :
43-56
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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