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Activating education for Kiwi kids: the New Zealand approach C. Clark 1* &D. Atkins 2* 1Spo rt And Recreation New Zealand 2Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
• Issues around physical activity, inactivity and participation in sport are under the international spotlight. Ideas for combating current inactivity, obesity trends and forums for sharing effective practice are sought after. This presentation will share the decisive reform package proposed to enhance physical activity participation in New Zealand primary schools. 2005, the United Nation's International Year of Sport and Physical Education, has seen the Ministry of Education and Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) launch a powerful set of education reforms and initiatives. This signifies New Zealand's strong response to growing physical inactivity and obesity statistics. This presentation will showcase why New Zealand, one of the most active nations in the world, has explored these new interventions and proposed an initiative - Active Schools New Zealand, in order to protect its active nation status. Evidence underpinning the policy reform and this new initiative will be shared and include a scoping study and the results of a two-year physical activity pilot programme. The process of policy reform and the collaborative partnership between SPARC and the Ministry of Education for implementing this initiative, will also be explored.
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Out of school hours sport as a physical activity intervention: promoting innovation and measuring impact
J. O'Meara* &M. Spittle* University Of Ballarat
Children's activity choices and patterns of activity in the after-school-hours period (between the end of school and dinner) can be important predictors of daily activity levels The Out of School Hours Sports Program (OSHSP) is a state-wide physical activity initiative that provides structured sporting experiences for children in formal out-of-school-hours care (OSHC) involving 17 State Sporting Associations (SSAs) and 70 OSHC services. Participants in the evaluation were 86 children (27 girls and 59 boys) and 86 parents, and 20 deliverers of the OSHSP at various OSHC services. The average age of the children was 7.7 years (SO = 1.6). Measures included surveys, focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis. The OSHSP initiative was evaluated over three years on four levels: reactions of the deliverers, advances in skills and knowledge, attitudes of the deliverers, and success of the initiatives against program objectives. The evaluation suggested that deliverers remained concerned about the requirements of delivering the initiative. Often deliverers did not modify their current practices to match the objectives of the OSHSP, possibly due to a clash between deliverer beliefs and program objectives. The children were having fun (97.5%) and learning new skills (89%). Most participants (76.7%) indicated an intention to continue their participation in the sport being delivered at the OSHSP into club sport participation. Children in the OSHSP were generally very active, with most (88 % ) already participating in sport outside the OSHSP suggesting that the target population may be difficult to access.
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Activating education for Kiwi kids: the New Zealand approach C. Clark 1* &D. Atkins 2* 1Spo rt And Recreation New Zealand 2Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
• Issues around physical activity, inactivity and participation in sport are under the international spotlight. Ideas for combating current inactivity, obesity trends and forums for sharing effective practice are sought after. This presentation will share the decisive reform package proposed to enhance physical activity participation in New Zealand primary schools. 2005, the United Nation's International Year of Sport and Physical Education, has seen the Ministry of Education and Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) launch a powerful set of education reforms and initiatives. This signifies New Zealand's strong response to growing physical inactivity and obesity statistics. This presentation will showcase why New Zealand, one of the most active nations in the world, has explored these new interventions and proposed an initiative - Active Schools New Zealand, in order to protect its active nation status. Evidence underpinning the policy reform and this new initiative will be shared and include a scoping study and the results of a two-year physical activity pilot programme. The process of policy reform and the collaborative partnership between SPARC and the Ministry of Education for implementing this initiative, will also be explored.
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Out of school hours sport as a physical activity intervention: promoting innovation and measuring impact
J. O'Meara* &M. Spittle* University Of Ballarat
Children's activity choices and patterns of activity in the after-school-hours period (between the end of school and dinner) can be important predictors of daily activity levels The Out of School Hours Sports Program (OSHSP) is a state-wide physical activity initiative that provides structured sporting experiences for children in formal out-of-school-hours care (OSHC) involving 17 State Sporting Associations (SSAs) and 70 OSHC services. Participants in the evaluation were 86 children (27 girls and 59 boys) and 86 parents, and 20 deliverers of the OSHSP at various OSHC services. The average age of the children was 7.7 years (SO = 1.6). Measures included surveys, focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis. The OSHSP initiative was evaluated over three years on four levels: reactions of the deliverers, advances in skills and knowledge, attitudes of the deliverers, and success of the initiatives against program objectives. The evaluation suggested that deliverers remained concerned about the requirements of delivering the initiative. Often deliverers did not modify their current practices to match the objectives of the OSHSP, possibly due to a clash between deliverer beliefs and program objectives. The children were having fun (97.5%) and learning new skills (89%). Most participants (76.7%) indicated an intention to continue their participation in the sport being delivered at the OSHSP into club sport participation. Children in the OSHSP were generally very active, with most (88 % ) already participating in sport outside the OSHSP suggesting that the target population may be difficult to access.
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