Tag: Åsa Andersson
Children’s motor skills 1974–2024: A survey study on changes in school pupils’ motor competence
Several international studies show a decline in school pupil’s motor skills. In Sweden, there is a lack of studies documenting changes in children's motor skills over time.This study by Ingegerd Ericsson, Anna Tidén and Eva Andersson aims to shed light on teachers’ assessments of how children’s motor skills have changed in the last 10–20 years. The results show a deterioration of motor skills which is alarming, because motor skills are of great importance for children'’s participation in movement play and sports as well as for a lifelong healthy lifestyle.
Sport in Society, Volume 27, 2024, Issue 11
Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Experiences of volt hockey from family members’ perspectives: an interview study by Anna Carin Aho, Elisabeth Renmarker, Malin Axelsson & Malin Axelsson (open access).