PE at Home: keeping the 'E' in PE while home-schooling during a pandemic

Coulter, M (通讯作者),Dublin City Univ, Sch Arts Educ & Movement, Inst Educ, Dublin, Ireland.
2023-3-4
Background The world experienced challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in school closures across the globe in early 2020. Schools pivoted to remote delivery of learning using a variety of online and offline resources. PE is vital in providing motor development opportunities for children and it is essential to ensure that the provision of quality PE experiences is continued, even in the context of a pandemic. It was in this context that the PE at Home lessons were developed. Purpose This study examined teachers' and parents' experiences of using the PE at Home resource and contributes to documenting the PE home-learning experience and can inform how the education system might respond and incorporate remote teaching into the future. Methods A mixed-methods study utilising online surveys with 29 teachers and 173 parents/guardians and online interviews with five teachers, five parents and seven resource developers was undertaken. Quantitative data were descriptively analysed while qualitative data were analysed using a thematic approach (Braun, V., and V. Clarke. 2006. Using Thematic Analysis in Psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology 3 (2): 77-101). Findings The PE at Home lessons had excellent viewership with over 27,000 Facebook and 937 website views. Three themes (i) ensuring the 'E' remained in PE; (ii) home-schooling and physical education; (ii) and context and relatability were developed from the data. While some parents demonstrated that their knowledge of PE was that it consisted of physical activity, other parents along with teachers and developers reflected on the educative component of the lessons. The PE at Home lessons provided teachers with a resource to share with parents to support parents home-school during Covid-19 school closures. An Irish resource featuring Irish children and aligned with the Irish curriculum was seen as a strength by both parents and teachers. Conclusion The PE at Home lessons address the teaching and learning of PE in multiple contexts, particularly in an online environment, and they can be used in multiple ways to promote learning.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY
卷号:28|期号:2|页码:183-195
ISSN:1740-8989|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
Dublin City University; Dublin City University
资助机构
Dublin City University Covid-19 Research Hub
资助信息
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors received financial support from the Dublin City University Covid-19 Research Hub.
被引频次(WOS)
2
被引频次(其他)
2
180天使用计数
4
2013以来使用计数
20
EISSN
1742-5786
出版年
2023-3-4
DOI
10.1080/17408989.2021.1963425
WOS学科分类
Education & Educational Research
学科领域
循证教育学
关键词
Primary PE Covid-19 online teaching physical activity home-schooling