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frequency and duration of organized outdoor activities otrok in mladostnik – okolje | child and adolescent - environment
Jera Gregorc
University of Ljubljana, The Faculty of Education, Kardeljeva ploščad 16, 000
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: The purpose of this research is to determine to what extent the
differences in the frequency and duration of organized outdoor exercise ac-
tivities (OGDP) are influenced by the selected indicators of the environment,
the support of the kindergarten, and the knowledge and opinion of educators.
Methods: We included 128 educators from different parts of Slovenia, divid-
ed them into two groups, depending on the conditions for the performance of
OGDP. The variables sample was a deliberately prepared questionnaire, which
contain 4 theoretically equivalent independent variables: environment, leader-
ship support, knowledge and the opinion of the educator and two dependent
variables: the duration and frequency of the performance of OGDP. To meas-
ure the influence of independent variables, we used multiplicative regression
analysis on a dependent basis.
Results: Knowledge and support of management significantly impact on the du-
ration of OGDP, while the knowledge and environment of the kindergarten
influence the frequency. With all the selected independent variables we ex-
plained 37.8% of the variance, or rather 35.8% of its revised value.
Discussion and conclusions: Based on the findings, we suggest that the manage-
ment of the kindergartens will consider the possibility of greater support to ed-
ucators in the performance of OGDP and provide them with additional train-
ing on the basis of which we assume that educators will increase the frequency
and duration of OGDP.
Keywords: environment, preschool child, movement, health
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Jera Gregorc
University of Ljubljana, The Faculty of Education, Kardeljeva ploščad 16, 000
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: The purpose of this research is to determine to what extent the
differences in the frequency and duration of organized outdoor exercise ac-
tivities (OGDP) are influenced by the selected indicators of the environment,
the support of the kindergarten, and the knowledge and opinion of educators.
Methods: We included 128 educators from different parts of Slovenia, divid-
ed them into two groups, depending on the conditions for the performance of
OGDP. The variables sample was a deliberately prepared questionnaire, which
contain 4 theoretically equivalent independent variables: environment, leader-
ship support, knowledge and the opinion of the educator and two dependent
variables: the duration and frequency of the performance of OGDP. To meas-
ure the influence of independent variables, we used multiplicative regression
analysis on a dependent basis.
Results: Knowledge and support of management significantly impact on the du-
ration of OGDP, while the knowledge and environment of the kindergarten
influence the frequency. With all the selected independent variables we ex-
plained 37.8% of the variance, or rather 35.8% of its revised value.
Discussion and conclusions: Based on the findings, we suggest that the manage-
ment of the kindergartens will consider the possibility of greater support to ed-
ucators in the performance of OGDP and provide them with additional train-
ing on the basis of which we assume that educators will increase the frequency
and duration of OGDP.
Keywords: environment, preschool child, movement, health
149
