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What Does It Take to Develop an Effective Climate Change Curriculum?
Get PDFThe present conceptual paper addresses the question: What does it take to develop an effective climate change (CC) curriculum? Three different lenses are applied in developing a comprehensive critical analysis of CC curriculum development. The first lens consists of examining current literary approaches for addressing CC curriculum development. The second lens takes an empirical approach by examining CC inclusion in two exemplary curricula, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and the State of New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS), United States of America (USA). The third lens focuses on discussing critical gaps revealed in the analysis. These include CC inclusion through a cross-curricular approach unproblematized; key socioeconomic-political concepts underpinning CC not articulated; lack of thematic organization; the importance of non-linear CC thematic organization; terminological consistency; insufficient consideration given for learning progression; and disaster risk reduction-a neglected theme. The paper concludes with a set of recommendations for CC curriculum development and proposes a definition for effective CC curriculum
Negative prior aquatic experiences and children's aquatic competency: Do parent perceptions differ from reality?
Get PDFAssociation of lifestyle components with prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Findings of a cohort study
No full textThe Development and Content of Movement Quality Assessments in Athletic Populations: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis
Get PDFAbstract Background Despite their prominence in the sport and human movement sciences, to date, there is no systematic insight about the development and content of movement quality assessments in athletic populations. This is an important gap to address, as it could yield both practical and scientific implications related to the continued screening of movement quality in athletic contexts. Hence, this study aimed to systematically review the (i) developmental approach, (ii) movements included, (iii) scoring system utilised, and (iv) the reliability of movement competency assessments used in athletic populations. Methods Electronic databases (SPORTDiscus, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus) were searched for relevant articles up to 12 May 2023. Studies were included if they reported data about the developmental approach, movements included, scoring system utilised and reliability of assessment in an athletic population. A modified Downs and Black checklist was used to measure study quality. Results From a total of 131 identified studies: (i) 26 (20%) described the developmental approach of an assessment; (ii) 113 (86%) included descriptions of the movements included; (iii) 106 (81%) included a description of scoring system and criteria; and (iv) 77 (59%) studies included reliability statistics. There were 36 assessments identified within these studies, comprising 59 movements in total. Each assessment scored movement quality through a Likert or binary classification system. Conclusion First, the results demonstrate that choosing an appropriate movement quality assessment in an athletic population may be a complex process for practitioners as the development approach, movements included and scoring criteria vary substantially between assessments. Second, academics could use these results to help design new assessments for novel applications that meet rigour and reliability requirements. Third, these results have the potential to foster guidelines of use for the reliable assessment of movement quality in athletic populations
Optimization of solar farm design for energy efficiency in university campuses using machine learning: A case study
Get PDFAssociations between parental perceptions of neighbourhood environment and physical activity in children and adolescents: a systematic review including 149 studies
Get PDFBackground: Parental perceptions of the neighbourhood environment can be of particular importance for physical activity of children and adolescents, because parents act as the gatekeepers of their children’s behaviour. However, knowledge gaps remain regarding the associations between parental perceptions of neighbourhood environment and physical activity among children and adolescents. Therefore, the aim of this study was to systematically review and summarise evidence on the association between parental perceptions of the neighbourhood environment and physical activity among children and adolescents (5 – 17 years of age). Methods: Literature searches were conducted in: CINAHL, Embase, Environmental Science, MEDLINE/PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, Transportation Research Information Services, and Web of Science. The associations were coded as: mostly favourable (for 60% – 100% of studies showing a positive association); mostly unfavourable (for 60% – 100% of studies showing a negative association); and mostly non-significant, indeterminate, or inconsistent. Results: Out of 30,162 records identified in the search, 162 papers from 149 studies were included in the review. The most consistent finding was that a greater distance to school is unfavourably associated with active travel. Evidence of this association was found in children (5/7 associations; pooled sample size in the studies showing significant association [n] = 14,113), adolescents (3/4; n = 2328), and mixed-age group (8/13; n = 5410). There was some consistency in evidence on favourable associations of: (1) access to public transport, good street lighting, and presence of crossing guards with active travel among children; (2) access to sports and recreational facilities, parks and/or playgrounds with sports participation among children; and (3) access to sports and recreational facilities, parks, and/or playgrounds with non-type-specific physical activity among adolescents. Several associations were found in individual studies only, while others were mostly non-significant, indeterminate, or inconsistent. The quality of evidence ranged from very low to low. Conclusions: Parental perceptions of traffic safety and access to destinations and services are associated with different types of physical activity among children and adolescents. There is a need for longitudinal and experimental studies, more research among adolescents, more studies from low- and middle-income countries, and exploring a wider range of neighbourhood environment attributes
