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Affordances of School Ground Environments for Physical Activity: A Case Study on 10- and 12-Year-Old Children in a Norwegian Primary School
Kjønniksen, Lise; Wiium, Nora; Fjørtoft, Ingunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Several studies have focused on how different school ground environments can stimulate physical activity (PA) in children. This study aimed to investigate the contributions of two school ground environments (a constructed ... -
Children’s outdoor movement education: position statement
Tortella, Patrizia; Ceciliani, A.; Fumagalli, Guido; Jidovtseff, Boris; Wainwright, N.; Fjørtoft, Ingunn; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika; Sgrò, F.; Lipoma, M.; Sääkslahti, Arja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This position statement follows to the thematic round table organized by S.I.E.M.eS. (Italian Society of Movement and Sport Education) as final event of the international congress on "Outdoor movement education" held in ... -
Movement and Physical Activity in Early Childhood Education and Care Policies of Five Nordic Countries
Sollerhed, Ann-Christin; Olesen, Line Grønholt; Froberg, Karsten; Soini, Anne; Sääkslahti, Arja; Kristjánsdóttir, Gudrun; Vilhjálmsson, Rúnar; Fjørtoft, Ingunn; Larsen, Robert; Ekberg, Jan-Eric (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the values of movement and physical activity (MoPA) using government policy documents (e.g., laws and curricula) on early childhood education and care (ECEC) from Denmark, Finland, ... -
Nature-based early childhood education for child health, wellbeing and development: A mixed-methods systematic review protocol
Johnstone, Avril; McCrorie, Paul Robert Walker; Cordovil, Rita; Fjørtoft, Ingunn; Iivonen, Susanna; Jidovtseff, Boris; Lopes, Frederico; Reilly, John J.; Thomson, Hilary; Wells, Valerie; Martin, Anne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Several systematic reviews have reviewed the evidence relating to nature on aspects of children and adolescent’s health and wellbeing; however, none have looked at the associations or effectiveness of attending ... -
School Children’s Physical Activity and Preferred Activities during Outdoor Recess in Estonia: Using Accelerometers, Recess Observation, and Schoolyard Mapping
Lemberg, Getter Marie; Riso, Eva-Maria; Fjørtoft, Ingunn; Kjønniksen, Lise; Kull, Merike; Mäestu, Evelin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Studies about recess have found that children have higher physical activity (PA) during outdoor recess compared to indoor recess, and well-constructed schoolyards play an important role in stimulating PA in children. This ... -
Schoolyard Affordances for Physical Activity: A Pilot Study in 6 Nordic–Baltic Countries
Rutkauskaite, Renata; Gisladottir, Thordis; Maret, Pihu; Kjønniksen, Lise; Lounassalo, Irinja; Huovinen, Teri; Gruodyte-Raciene, Rita; Visagurskiene, Kristina; Olafson, Orn; Kull, Merike; Rudzinska, Leva; Fjørtoft, Ingunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Environmental settings influence children’s and adolescents’ physical activity (PA) in neighborhoods and schoolyards. This study aimed to explore the main characteristics of schoolyards in six Nordic–Baltic countries, to ...