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No Change – No Gain; The Effect of Age, Sex, Selected Genes and Training on Physiological and Performance Adaptations in Cross-Country Skiing

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
The aim was to investigate the effect of training, sex, age and selected genes on physiological and performance variables and adaptations before, and during 6 months of training in well-trained cross-country skiers.
Jan-Michael Johansen, Jan-Michael Johansen, Sannija Goleva-Fjellet, Arnstein Sunde, Lars Erik Gjerløw, Lars Arne Skeimo, Baard I. Freberg, Baard I. Freberg, Baard I. Freberg, Mona Sæbø, Jan Helgerud, Jan Helgerud, Øyvind Støren   +12 more
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OUTDOOR EDUCATION: OBSTACLES AND PERSPECTIVES FOR PRACTICING OUTDOOR LEARNING IN ROMANIA

Anthropological Researches and Studies, 2022
Objectives. Although in recent years more and more scientific studies demonstrate the benefits of outdoor educational activities on the harmonious development of children, in Romania outdoor education is not practiced enough and even is less promoted ...
Sergiu-Lucian RAIU, Oana MÎNDRUȚ
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Sport and Recreation Undergraduate Students’ Perspectives on Disruption of Lifestyle, Active Lives, Learning, and Livelihood during Pandemic Times

COVID, 2023
This paper highlights curriculum and policy reforms and innovations in a Higher Education (HE) institution in response to undergraduate student perspectives about the phenomenon of the COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the New Zealand government (2020 ...
Kathleen Ann Godber, Denise Robyn Atkins
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Basic Psychological Need Profiles and Correlates in Physical Activity Participation: A Person-Centered Approach

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Guided by Basic Psychological Need Theory, we investigated the combined associations between need satisfaction and need frustration (i.e., need profiles) and their relations with theoretically relevant correlates including mindfulness, physical literacy,
Chunxiao Li, Chee Keng John Wang, Koon Teck Koh, Kwang San Steven Tan, Shern Meng Tan, Wee Boon Ang, Liang Han Wong, Huat Neo Connie Yeo   +7 more
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Young children's perspectives of time: New directions for co‐constructing understandings of quality in ECEC

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð, Anna Magnea Hreinsdóttir, Adrijana Visnjic‐Jevtic, Alison Clark   +3 more
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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Trajectories of Physical Activity Among Adolescents in the Transition From Primary to Secondary School

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2020
Research on physical activity (PA) behavior reveals an overall decrease worldwide from early childhood and throughout adulthood. The ability to illuminate which factors promote activity for whom and in which phase of life, therefore, becomes a key ...
Hilde Kristin Mikalsen, Marte Bentzen, Reidar Säfvenbom, Pål Aril Lagestad   +3 more
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Cognitive Restoration in Children Following Exposure to Nature: Evidence From the Attention Network Task and Mobile Eye Tracking

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Exposure to nature improves cognitive performance through a process of cognitive restoration. However, few studies have explored the effect in children, and no studies have explored how eye movements “in the wild” with mobile eye tracking technology ...
Matt P. Stevenson, Richard Dewhurst, Theresa Schilhab, Peter Bentsen, Peter Bentsen   +4 more
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Bottom-up strategies for supporting self-regulation in schools: a scoping review

Frontiers in Education
Research suggests that embodied strategies—such as physical activity, yoga, and mindfulness—may support the development of regulation skills in educational settings.
Laura Ingulfsvann, Trygve Børve, Stig-Ivan Nygård, Hilde Kristin Mikalsen   +3 more
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The Effectiveness of Outdoor Education on Student Creativity

Juara, 2023
This study aims to determine the effect of outdoor education activities on student creativity. The method used in this study is an experimental method with a static group comparison design.
Yogi Akin, Ryan Abu Bakar
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