Research circle in a health promotion intervention: Developing physical education teacher’s child-centred coaching approach
2023 (English)Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Background: Research has shown that professional development positively influences teachers’ capacity to reflect on new knowledge and practice. One way of working with collegial learning in schools is through so-called research circles, in which teachers and researchers collaborate on specific content.
Purpose: This presentation aims to illuminate how a research circle can develop and deepen physical education teachers’ (PE) critical reflection on a child-centred coaching approach.
Methods: The research circle was conducted within the health promotion intervention. The intervention focused on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), incorporating a child-centred coaching approach. The research circle consisted of three full days during a school year with PE teachers (N=22, approximately 18 per meeting) from eight primary and middle schools (from grades 4 to 9) in eight municipalities in Sweden, and three researchers. The data consist of group discussions audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim in the research circle meetings.
Findings: During a thematic analysis, three themes were identified: Creating an inclusive environment, Challenges to motivate all pupils, and Adapting MVPA activities.
Conclusion: The research circle contributed to critical reflections that improved actions in the intervention and everyday practice, as the teachers learned from each other and the researchers when critically reflecting on a childcentred perspective on practice.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023.
Keywords [en]
Coaching, health promotion, inclusion, intervention, physical activity, pupils, research circle
National Category
Health Sciences Pedagogy
Research subject
Health Innovation, M4HP; Health Innovation
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-52886OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-52886DiVA, id: diva2:1844903
Conference
Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference 2023, Halmstad, Sweden, June 14–16, 2023
Projects
Puls för hälsa och lärande2024-03-152024-03-152024-08-02Bibliographically approved