Physical Education in Early Childhood : Movement and Development from 3 to 6 Years (Paperback)

Part I: Introduction??1. Introduction? 2. Defining Physical Education or Psychomotricity in the Context of Early Childhood Education: Three Theoretical Approximations??Part II: Teaching by Competence??3. What Is Motor Competence? Definition, Distribution, and Abilities in Each Age Range? 4. Interventions to Develop Preschool-Aged Children’s Motor Competence and Instrument for Its Evaluation? 5. Physical Literacy? 6. What Is Cognitive Competence? Definition, Distribution, and Milestones in Each Range? 7. Interventions to Develop Preschool-Aged Children’s Cognitive Competence and Instrument for Its Evaluation? 8. What Is Social Competence? Definition, Distribution, and Milestones in Each Age Range? 9. Interventions to Develop Preschool-aged Children’s Social Competence and Instrument for its Evaluation? 10. What is Emotional Competence? Definition, Distribution, and Milestones in Each Age Range? 11. Interventions to Develop Preschool-Aged Children’s Emotional Competence and Instrument for Its Evaluation? ?12. Interventions to Develop Preschool-Aged Children’s Four Main Competencies? 13. The Importance of Nature in Children’s Development? 14. Nature-Based Interventions in Early Childcare and Education Settings to Develop Preschool-Aged Children’s Main Competencies??Part III: Health??15. The Importance of Caring Health in Preschool? 16. The Effects of Physical Education-Based Interventions on Preschool Children’s Health-Related Factors? 17. Are Children Performing the Same Level of Activity on Weekdays or on Weekends?? 18. What are the Physical Education Guidelines for Preschoolers?? 19. Are Preschoolers Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines?? 20. Correlations With Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines in Preschool: An Analysis Based on Objective Measures??Part IV: Children with Special Educational Needs??21. Special Education Needs in Preschools: Types, Characteristics, and Needed Adaptations? 22. Are Physical Education-Based Interventions Effective for Improving Motor, Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Competences of Preschool Children With Special Educational Needs?? 23. Designing Inclusive Playgrounds??Part V: Methodologies??24. Free-Play or Unstructured Play: Definition and Interventions? 25. Guided-Play or Structured Play: Definition and Interventions? 26. Comparing Free-Play vs. Guided-Play: An Overview? 27. The Montessori Education Model: What Does Science Say?? 28. The Effects of Applying Different Constraints on Children’s Four Main Competencies??Part VI: The Relationship Between Physical Education in Preschool and the Sustainable Developmental Goals: Fostering Agenda 2030??29. What Is the Importance of Considering Sustainable Development Goals in Early Childhood: Agenda 2030, Goals, and Importance? 30. Interventions to Develop the Sustainable Developmental Goals in Pre-schoolers’ Physical Education? ?Part VII: Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Early Childhood Education and Care??31. Positioning Technology and Microelectromechanical Systems in Early Childhood Education and Care? 32. The AI in Early Childhood Education: Using Machine Learning for Decision Making and Resources for Learning AI

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