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Lecturer(s)
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Wittmannová Julie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Basic terminology (gerontology, gerontopedagogy, gerontopsychology, etc.) with cross-curricular links with kinanthropology, andragogy. 2. Current legislation in senior care and its significance for the organizers of senior PA. 3. Fundamentals of communication and work with seniors with respect to age- and health-related specifics. 4. Active aging, physical activity regime and senior nutrition principles. 5. Principles of creating and managing senior physical activity with respect to their interests and medical condition. 6. Senior physical activity (PA): (outdoor PA; indoor PA) 7. Ageing with disability, contrainidcations and indications of special conditions. 8. Leisure time and ageing. 9. Senior physical activity: thematic exercise (aqua PA /aqua gymnastics, aqua aerobic etc./) 10. Excursion: senior house, organized PA. 11. Project assignment. 12. Project assignment. 13. Organization and participation in the Active at any age seminar. Note: The course is delivered according to the following structure: 1 lesson in a lecture room, 1 lesson in a gym. The lecture room lesson covers theoretical topics and videos. In the second half of the semester the students start with practical presentation of own projects. Topics of seminar papers and related projects: Psychomotor skills and seniors; Target sports and seniors; Yoga, Tai-chi, Five Tibetan Rites and other Eastern arts; Exercise on chairs; Music exercise; Dance; Supine exercise; Strength-building exercise, Stretching exercise, Flexibility development
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
- Preparation for the Exam
- 15 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 25 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Excursion
- 12 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 15 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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This course provides the student with basic information about the general basics and foundations needed for work with the senior citizen population in the area of physical activity, acquaints him or her with organizations and facilities dedicated to leisure time activities for senior citizens as well as with the most common movement activities for this group of the population.
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to: 1. Apply the knowledge about the possibilities of senior physical activity in practice; 2. Analyse current trends in APA and ageing, active lifestyle; 3. Process a given topic in the form of a seminar paper using various sources of information; 4. Prepare and deliver a physical activity teaching unit based on an assessment of individual needs and possibilities of seniors.
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Prerequisites
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No special prerequisities are required.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Didactic Test, Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work
1. Active participation in lessons; 80% attendance (individual assignments in case of missed classes) 2. Submission of a project assignment on a given topic. 3. Practical presentation of a prepared lesson of senior physical activity within the KAT/APASE course. 4. Participation in the "Active at any age" seminar or excursion to a senior house (physical activity). If possible
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Recommended literature
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Active Ageing and Physical Activity: Guidelines, Functional Exercises and Recommendations..
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Active older adults: ideas for action.
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Aging, physical activity, and health.
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American Journal of Health Promotion. Cleveland.
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Australian Journal of Outdoor Education. Milton: Outdoor Council of Australia.
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Exercise programming for older adults.
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JOPERD: The Journal of Physical Recreation, Education and Dance. Reston: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
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Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. Penrith: Institute for Outdoor Learning.
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Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. Champaign: Human Kinetics.
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Kinesiology. Zagreb: Fakultet za fizičku kulturu.
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Sociology of Sport.
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Strength training for seniors.
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The journals above are available in the Library of the Faculty of Physical Culture.
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Coppenolle, H., Wittmannová, J., & Miklánková, L. (2009). Karty aktivního stárnutí: Thenapa II : tematická síť oblasti aplikovaných pohybových aktivit. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
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McGuire, F. A., Boyd, R., & Tedrick, R. T. (2004). Leisure and aging: Ulyssean living in later life. Champaign, Ill.: Sagamore Publishing.
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Rowe, J. W., & Kahn , R. L. (1998). Successful aging.. New York: Dell Publishing.
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