Knowledge sharing: university students with early childhood educators
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Introduction/Background The early childhood (EC) years and educators play a critical role in fundamental movement skill (FMS) development. Educators need to feel confident and competent to deliver a FMS program and one cost-effective method to provide staff training is knowledge sharing activities such as student-led programs. Limited literature explores knowledge sharing of FMS education by students with EC educators. Therefore, the aim was to explore the impact of knowledge sharing on educator philosophies regarding FMS post-intervention which included novel exercise science student-led prescription and delivery of FMS programs at EC settings. Methods Student-led FMS programs were delivered across five weeks. Sessions included demonstrations of the exercises, engagement strategies, and opportunities to discuss the program. Post-intervention, educators (n=11) were invited to participate in an audio recorded interview which included educators’ perceptions of FMS and the program. Audio transcriptions were thematically analysed. Results/Evaluation Post-intervention, the educators indicated that the knowledge sharing experience elicited reflection of their practices e.g. “I think there was some things that we noticed, the other teacher and I did a little bit of a reflection on our own and we noticed that children really struggle with bouncing and dribbling the ball." Similarly, the knowledge shared provided practical examples of how FMS can be delivered, e.g. “I think it definitely helped me to see how engaged they were and how small groups is really effective. I thought splitting them up and having modelling and then they have a go, and really demonstrated how the skill should be done". Discussion The knowledge sharing of a FMS program prescribed and delivered by students resulted in some thought-provoking reflections from the educators. The demonstrations and programs at EC may provide a cost-effective and practical opportunity for university students to gain hands-on experience while simultaneously providing regular professional development to EC educators.
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