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Finnish Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of Perceived Competence in Early Childhood Physical Education

Arja SääkslahtiAnthony P WattAnne Soini

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Early childhood educationvarhaiskasvatusHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesismedia_common.quotation_subjectpre-service teachereducationasenteetbehavioral disciplines and activitiesArticleearly childhood education teacher trainingDevelopmental psychologyPhysical educationSyllabus03 medical and health sciencesPre service0302 clinical medicineperceived competencekoululiikuntaPerceptionHumans030212 general & internal medicineEarly childhoodChildopettajankoulutusCompetence (human resources)ExerciseMotor skillFinlandmedia_commonPhysical Education and TrainingPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthR030229 sport sciencesliikuntakasvatusphysical educationvarhaiskasvatuksen opettajatChild PreschoolkompetenssiEducational PersonnelMedicinePerceptionSchool TeachersPsychology

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Early childhood education and care (ECEC) teachers have a central role in supporting young children’s physical activity (PA) and overall development in the early years. However, the value of early childhood education teacher training (ECETT) programmes is not widely understood. This study aimed to investigate pre-service teachers’ perceptions of perceived competence when (1) supporting a child’s PA, (2) teaching PE, and (3) observing and assessing a child’s motor skills and PA. These self-evaluations were compared with a range of individual, educational, and behavioural characteristics. Final-year Bachelor degree pre-service teachers (n = 274

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-06-01International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
10.3390/ijerph18126454http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126454