APA 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Walkability, Active Living, Ecological Systems Theory

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 2111
• Professor: Tanya Halsall

Document Summary

Applies the ecological model from developmental psychology to better understand pa- related behaviour and to organize pa interventions. Powerful influence on practice: perhaps more than within the realm of developmental psychology. A lot of focus on early childhood, but life-span perspective. Science has historically placed an emphasis on division. Shifted the conversation to nature-nurture; a holistic perspective. Places a central focus on the four main following components in relation to development: process, person, context, time. Parent councils and school board: macrosystem: larger social cultural context, social norms that dictate how we behave on a daily basis. Individual: developing child: microsystem: sport interaction between players (depending on the context, an individual may interact differently at home vs school). Pa sport team, recreation centre, sport association: mesosystem: sports frie(cid:374)d"s pare(cid:374)t spe(cid:374)di(cid:374)g ti(cid:373)e together. Pa gym class in school: exosystem: pa school board, school organization, macrosystem: pa technology, busy to participate.