Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Rome, Italy.
Working Group "Movement Sciences for Health" of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health.
Ann Ig. 2024 Sep-Oct;36(5):581-587. doi: 10.7416/ai.2024.2627. Epub 2024 Apr 3.
Regular physical activity is crucial in preventing chronic diseases. International health authorities recommend that children and adolescents engage in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day to achieve health benefits. Offering regular exercise opportunities to young people can promote the development of healthy lifestyles. In 2021, a new regu-lation introduced up to two compulsory hours of Physical Education per week in Italy and established that Physical Education should be entrusted to adequately trained teachers. The present study aimed to assess, from the perspective of the new teachers, the resources available for Physical Education in Italian primary schools.
A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted among primary school Physical Education teachers during the year 2022-2023. Their opinion about the school resources were analyzed in light of their demographic characteristics and work experience.
Out of the 118 participating teachers, 96 (81.3%) reported the presence of a gym in their school. Participants expressed satisfaction with the size and windows of the gym, particularly for the schools of the North, as well as the adequacy of outdoor spaces. However, lower levels of satisfaction for locker rooms and gym small equipment emerged, especially among those teachers with less work experience.
The introduction of the Physical Education teacher figure in Italian primary schools was an important step for health promotion in our country. However, some aspects related to the structural resources should be considered in future policies.
定期进行身体活动对于预防慢性病至关重要。国际卫生当局建议儿童和青少年每天至少进行 60 分钟的中等到剧烈身体活动，以获得健康益处。为年轻人提供定期锻炼机会可以促进健康生活方式的发展。2021 年，意大利出台了一项新规定，每周在学校强制增加两小时体育课，并规定体育课应由受过充分培训的教师来教授。本研究旨在从新教师的角度评估意大利小学体育课的现有资源。
在 2022-2023 年期间，对小学体育教师进行了基于问卷的横断面研究。根据他们的人口统计学特征和工作经验，分析了他们对学校资源的看法。
在 118 名参与的教师中，96 名（81.3%）报告其学校有体育馆。参与者对体育馆的大小和窗户表示满意，特别是对北方学校，以及对户外空间的满意度较高。然而，更衣室和体育馆小型设备的满意度较低，尤其是那些工作经验较少的教师。
在意大利小学引入体育教师是我国促进健康的重要一步。然而，未来的政策应该考虑到与结构资源相关的一些方面。
