Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v21i0.3725
Kinesiology Education – The Future of Civilization
Vladimir Findak
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology
Sažetak
Considering the main topic, while simultaneously taking into account its possible and necessary contribution to the main theme, i.e. “Education - The Future of Civilization”, the paper discusses, on the one hand, what determines kinesiology education in contemporary living and working conditions, especially from the aspect of education, and on the other hand points to the aggregates of kinesiology education, that is, its possible contribution to the future of civilization.
Accordingly, kinesiology education is first put in the context of the world and the times in which we live, especially in terms of changes caused by the globalization processes and their impact on the life and work of modern man. Next, the author highlights strategic global issues of today, such as health, education, leisure, etc., especially in terms of their impact on children and young people. Finally, the problems of kinesiology implications are discussed, especially from the point of view of kinesiology education, kinesiology educational field and kinesiology culture, that is, their response to the challenges of contemporary civilization.
In this regard, special attention is paid to strategic directions of kinesiology education today for a better future of civilization, not only from the aspect of its role in the upbringing and education of children, students and young people, but also from the aspect of the contribution of kinesiology education to the preservation and improvement of their health. In this corpus of factors, especially from the aspect of the increasing motor inactivity, present in all age groups - children and young people alike, which is the cause of their numerous health problems, the author dedicated special attention to the response of kinesiology and kinesiology education to the civilizational challenges of today as a pledge for a better future of civilization. Among those are the ones related to the contemporary configuration of the kinesiology academic and professional field, kinesiology competences, the paradigm of the curriculum of kinesiology educational field, kinesiology culture, acquiring the necessary kinesiology literacy, through the application of appropriate kinesiology interventions, education and professional development of future kinesiologists and defining standards of the profession in accordance with the new and significantly altered living and working conditions, etc. Naturally, the final objective is to prepare and empower children and the young to adapt to the challenges of today as efficiently as possible, so that they can be better prepared for the challenges of the civilization of the future.
Kinesiology and kinesiology education have readily met the challenges of today’s civilization, enabling them to safely step into the future. Given that adequate physical activity is a conditio sine qua non of human existence today, and it is expected to be more so tomorrow, we believe that the goals of a civilised society without kinesiology education cannot be realized today nor in the future. That, among other things, is because no one is healthy enough to have the right to live unhealthy lifestyles!
Ključne riječi
challenges of modern civilization; future of civilization; kinesiology literacy; kinesiology scientific and professional field; motor inactivity; presentable configuration of kinesiology education.
Hrčak ID:
229376
URI
Datum izdavanja:
13.9.2019.
Posjeta: 1.206 *