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2016 » Papers » Volume 2 » Promoting less popular sports in schools through the Not only fair play online toolkit 1. PROMOTING LESS POPULAR SPORTS IN SCHOOLS THROUGH THE NOT ONLY FAIR PLAY ONLINE TOOLKIT Authors: Colibaba Anca Cristina, Colibaba Stefan, Gheorghiu Irina, Ursa Ovidiu, Murariu Florin Volume 2 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-16-172 | Pages: 573-577 | Download PDF | Abstract
The article is a study of the online toolkit addressing teachers of physical education which was developed within the project Not only fair play (557089 EPP1-2014-IT-SPO-SCP) co-financed by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme, Sport - Collaborative Partnership. The project aims to promote the enhancement of sport and physical activities offer of European schools both within the curricular activities and through extracurricular initiatives in order to confute the need to necessary choose between studying and doing sport. And through the project sport and physical activity became a fundamental educational tool to provide students with self confidence, socialisation opportunities, mutual understanding among different cultures and valorise the role that the universal language of sport can play in order to achieve social inclusion, equal opportunities and tolerance.
The online toolkit benefits from the outcomes, knowledge and experience gained from previous European projects related to the topic. It is based on research on physical education activities, less popular sports and games and sports preferences of the students from the partners' countries.
The online toolkit addresses teachers from mainstream, special needs and inclusive schools. The main chapters develop topics such as: the role of sports in education and life; the balance between sports and study; methods of motivating students only interested in sport to improve their school performances. The toolkit also provides teachers with materials on how to: integrate sport and healthy lifestyle approaches into the students' educational pathways; promote an ethical approach to sport; and use sports as a means to acquire transversal skills and as a means of social inclusion.
The toolkit provides teachers with counseling and training on how to use sports in school and extracurricular contexts. | Keywords
sport, education, online, toolkit, students |
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