An Internet-Supported Continuing Professional Development Training with Secondary School Physical Education Teachers: Protocol for the Physical Education for Moving (PE4MOVE) Trial

Attilio Carraro (), Alessandra Colangelo, Giampaolo Santi, Cristiana Conti, Marco Petrini and Erica Gobbi
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Attilio Carraro: Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, 39042 Brixen-Bressanone, Italy
Alessandra Colangelo: Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, 35139 Padua, Italy
Giampaolo Santi: Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, 39042 Brixen-Bressanone, Italy
Cristiana Conti: Private Practice, 50144 Florence, Italy
Marco Petrini: Marche Regional School Office, 60125 Ancona, Italy
Erica Gobbi: School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-19

Abstract: Most adolescents in industrialized countries are physically inactive and effective actions to counteract this situation are required. School physical education (PE) can promote students’ active lifestyle. The paper presents the protocol of the “Physical education for moving” (PE4MOVE) project, based on an Internet-supported professional training program offered to PE teachers in a region of central Italy. Secondary school PE teachers and their students are randomly allocated to either an intervention group or a wait-list control group. Teachers participate in a continuing professional development training (CPDt) designed to increase knowledge and competences regarding students’ physical activity (PA) promotion. The CPDt, developed according to recent recommendations, consists of a mixed-modality preliminary session on fitness testing, and webinars and online workshops on theory-driven strategies. Teachers are then required to apply contents during their PE classes. Teachers’ variables related to PA promotion, as well students’ approach to PA, PA levels and physical fitness are recorded at pre- and post-trial times. Upon its completion, the project may contribute to the field by providing evidence for the effectiveness of Internet-supported teachers’ training programmes, for the transferability of students’ motivation from PE to out-of-school settings, and for the relationship between teachers and students’ motivation.

Keywords: PE teachers’ education; leisure time; physical activity; motivation; intentions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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