TERA204 Physical Activity, Sport, Health and Health Promotion - International Perspectives (4 op)
Osaamistavoitteet
On successful completion of this course, student is able to:
鈥� understand social sciences perspective on physical activity and health promotion
鈥� demonstrate a link between physical activity and sport to health
鈥� interpret overall situation of health behavior and apply (to a given country) the results of the international HBSC study
鈥� understand the concept of settings-based health promotion and apply it to a sports club setting
Suoritustavat
Lectures 18 hours, seminars 3 hours (group work presentations), group work 6 hours and independent work (writing assignment i.e. learning log)
厂颈蝉盲濒迟枚
The course will review of Finnish and European physical activity and sport cultures and introduce basics of health promotion. Also, a links between physical activity/sport and health promotion are illustrated. Two wider studies, namely International Health Behavior in School-aged Children study (HBSC) 鈥� a WHO collaborative cross-national study and The national Health Promoting Sports Club study, are presented.
Oppimateriaalit
Selected material given in lectures
Arviointiperusteet
Working group assignment (50%) and Independent learning log (50%)