Integrating health physical activities into primary education: A study of South Bohemian elementary schools

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11510%2F25%3A10501879" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11510/25:10501879 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=qJ3REpUVoi" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=qJ3REpUVoi</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/23366052.2025.8" target="_blank" >10.14712/23366052.2025.8</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Integrating health physical activities into primary education: A study of South Bohemian elementary schools

Original language description

The aim of the study was to analyse the frequency and methods of integrating elements of Health Physical Education into the curriculum in South Bohemian primary schools. This study builds on contemporary research findings indicating that the Czech School Inspectorate (CSI) strongly recommends increasing physical activity in elementary school curricula alongside conventional Physical Education (PE) through Health Physical Education (HPE) programs. The allocation of HPE funds is recommended for the mitigation of functional disorders of the locomotor system, in addition to the promotion of associated benefits derived from physical activity. Methodology: As part of the quantitative investigation, a self-constructed questionnaire with 22 questions was distributed to the management of 250 elementary schools in the South Bohemian Region with a request to forward it to 1st grade teachers. The questionnaire included closed-ended, semi-closed, and open-ended questions focusing on the use of HPE elements in PE lessons and in other subjects. A total of 92 teachers completed the questionnaire. Results: The results of the questionnaire survey revealed that 32.6% of teaching professionals in the South Bohemian Region engage in corrective exercise on a regular basis, including stretching and strengthening activities, on a daily basis. The survey further revealed that only 29.3% of teaching professionals incorporate physical education moments into their lessons on a daily basis. Additionally, it was observed that three-quarters of teaching professionals utilize movement to facilitate learning during mathematics or Czech language lessons.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Kinanthropologica

ISSN

1212-1428

e-ISSN

2336-6052

Volume of the periodical

61

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

48-59

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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