Developing Movement as inclusive pedagogy

This article details the emergence of a training framework to support professional development in inclusive Movement teaching. This arose from a collaborative research project in spring 2008 (supported by the Training and Development Agency, UK), between two universities in England and Israel. Movement education is surprisingly underused globally, even in the early years, with some recent revival within special education. This is despite the long-recognised importance of interactive physical activity for underpinning children's development, and particularly for those with special educational needs, supported by findings from neuro-science. The training framework falls within a hermeneutic view of the teacher informed by humanistic psychology and reflective practice, with Movement seen as an empowering, creative and dialogic pedagogy.     

大学生身体活动阶段变化与健康状况关系的研究

基于锻炼心理学领域中的"从无活动到保持活动的4步骤模型"(Four Steps from In-activity to Activity;FIT模型),以3 807名大学生为研究对象,探讨了大学生身体活动阶段变化与健康状况变量(身体体质、主观良好感、健康满意度和不适感)之间的关系。研究结果表明,处于活动阶段的个体,其健康状况水平均好于处于不活动阶段的个体;在3个活动阶段上,处于保持期(即长期保持规律性身体活动)的个体,其健康状况水平均好于处于探索期和波动期的个体;人口统计学变量和健康状况变量共同解释了17.6%的阶段方差变异(F=108.48,P<0.05)。验证了FIT模型中大学生身体活动阶段变化与健康状况之间的相关关系,为今后运用FIT模型诊断大学生身体活动变化阶段及其相应健康状况提供了实证依据。     

The Sherborne Developmental Movement (SDM) teaching model for pre‐service teachers

Previously, the Sherborne Developmental Movement (SDM) has been found to contribute to the development of emotional competencies in higher education. This study presents and evaluates a teaching model based on SDM for the development of emotional competencies in teacher education. The study examined the contributions of this model to the increase of emotional competencies in 67 future educators. Measurements included reflective diaries, questionnaires, a final project and emotional intelligence and empathy scales. Findings indicated that SDM activities integrated into a teaching model created social interactions that evoked emotional understanding of self and others, improving emotional competencies.     

Dynamics of visual feedback in a laboratory simulation of a penalty kick

Sport scientists have devoted relatively little attention to soccer penalty kicks, despite their decisive role in important competitions such as the World Cup. Two possible kicker strategies have been described: ignoring the goalkeeper action (open loop) or trying to react to the goalkeeper action (closed loop). We used a paradigm simulating a penalty kick in the laboratory to investigate the dynamics of the closed-loop strategy in these controlled conditions. The probability of correctly responding to the simulated goalkeeper motion as a function of time available followed a logistic curve. Kickers on average reached perfect performance only if the goalkeeper committed him or herself to one side about 400 ms before ball contact and showed chance performance if the goalkeeper motion occurred less than 150 ms before ball contact. Interestingly, coincidence judgement?-?another aspect of the laboratory responses?-?appeared to be affected for a much longer time (>500 ms) than was needed to correctly determine laterality. The present study is meant as groundwork for experiments in more ecological conditions applicable to kickers and goalkeepers.