Humans; Health Literacy; Delphi Technique; Global Health; Physical Education and Training/methods; Exercise/physiology; Consensus; Multidisciplinary
Abstract :
[en] BACKGROUND: The holistic concept of physical literacy (PL) has gained growing attention in recent research, policy, and practice. Many important policy documents of the physical activity and educational fields (e.g., Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030 by the World Health Organization, UNESCO's Quality Physical Education guidelines for policymakers) have specified PL. However, a clear framework for action is needed, as most initiatives across the world are fragmented, lack a prospective orientation, can benefit from conceptual clarification, and are not linked to effective translation into practice. Therefore, we aim to consensually develop a Global Physical Literacy (GloPL) Action Framework to define goals and principles (asking what is needed) as well as actions and ways (asking how these can be achieved) to move PL forward.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We apply a three-stage group Delphi technique involving three representation groups: (a) geographical representatives to achieve global coverage of perspectives; (b) representatives of special thematic interest reflecting prominent gaps of current PL activities; and (c) representatives of societies from the broad field of physical activity and health to facilitate dissemination. The process will begin with an individual pre-Delphi exercise, in which experts generate initial ideas for the framework, followed by a four-eye document analysis to derive themes for the discussion. Subsequently, the experts will meet face-to-face in three online rounds to discuss and prioritize the themes. Interspersed formal voting with pre-defined agreement thresholds (via descriptive statistics) will inform the inclusion of themes within the final framework.
CONCLUSIONS: A global consensus on goals, principles, actions, and ways for the development of PL has the potential to provide a largely accepted roadmap for future activities in research, policy, and practice. The co-production approach will help disseminate the GloPL Action Framework and benefit work in relevant application fields of physical activity and health worldwide.
Research Center/Unit :
RUCHE - Research Unit for a life-Course perspective on Health & Education - ULiège
Disciplines :
Human health sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Carl, Johannes ; Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Mazzoli, Emiliano ; Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Mouton, Alexandre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation > Intervention et gestion en activités physiques et sportives ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Research Unit for a life-Course perspective on Health and Education (RUCHE)
Sum, Raymond Kim-Wai ; Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Singh, Amika; Mulier Instituut, Utrecht, The Netherlands ; Department of Movement, School & Sports, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Niederberger, Marlen; Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, University of Education, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Martins, João; Centro de Estudos em Educação, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
Kriellaars, Dean; Department of Physical Therapy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Green, Nigel; International Physical Literacy Association, Wigan, England, United Kingdom
Elsborg, Peter; Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Dudley, Dean A ; Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia ; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Cairney, John; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Barratt, Jaime ; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia ; Department of Educational Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Barnett, Lisa M; Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
We want to thank all researchers and practitioners in the past, who have moved the field forward. The construction of such a theoretical and empirical base has provided the path toward the development of a Global Physical Literacy Action Framework (but also made it necessary to better structure the field). We want to thank Matteo Crotti (Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom) for expressing readiness to help with the survey and the technical process within the upcoming group Delphi method.
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