Research Unit for Active Living, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark.
Research and Implementation Centre for Human Movement and Learning, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 12;18(24):13119. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413119.
Good motor skills (MS) and physical activity (PA) are considered important for children's physical, social, and psychological development. The Motor skills in PreSchool (MiPS) study-Denmark aimed to optimize children's MS through weekly PA sessions. The aim of this paper is to explore the role of local preschool leaders and their strategies in influencing the implementation of MiPS into daily practice. Leaders from all seven preschools in the project were interviewed. The results show that preschool leaders used communication (setting an agenda and dedicating speaking time to address the program at staff meetings) and reflective questioning about the pedagogic staff's current practice in relation to the program (adding focus on MS and PA) as their main course of action. Through this form of communication and reflective questioning, the preschool leaders aimed to involve the staff and heighten their sensemaking in the existing practice while also ensuring that the implementation of the program was kept in progress. In sum, future implementation of an MS and PA initiative in preschools should put emphasis on a shared responsibility between leaders and staff combined with an adaptive approach in which the existing practice is reshaped rather than just increasing the workload of the pedagogic staff.
良好的运动技能（MS）和身体活动（PA）被认为对儿童的身体、社会和心理发展很重要。丹麦的学前运动技能（MiPS）研究旨在通过每周的 PA 课程优化儿童的 MS。本文旨在探讨当地学前教育领导者的角色及其策略如何影响 MiPS 融入日常实践。项目中的所有七所幼儿园的领导者都接受了采访。结果表明，学前教育领导者主要通过沟通（在员工会议上设定议程并专门留出时间来讨论该计划）和反思性提问（在当前实践中增加对 MS 和 PA 的关注）来采取行动。通过这种形式的沟通和反思性提问，学前教育领导者旨在让员工参与进来，并提高他们对现有实践的理解能力，同时确保计划的实施不断推进。总之，未来在幼儿园实施 MS 和 PA 计划时，应强调领导者和员工之间的共同责任，并采取适应性方法，重塑现有实践，而不是仅仅增加教学人员的工作量。
