Addressing the Needs of Early Childhood Teachers in Promoting Motor Development Through a Co-design Process

• Main Authors: Capio, Catherine M, Chan, Wai Ling, Li, Echo Si
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: early childhood education; teachers; motor development; co-design; Early Childhood Education; Medicine and Health Sciences; Motor Control; Teacher Education and Professional Development
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/16; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02607476.2021.1959268
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Teachers play a crucial role in promoting motor development in early childhood. A series of focus-group discussions was conducted with kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong to co-design movement activities. This paper reports the process and implications to teachers’ professional development.