Education for Physical Activity and Sport: Informal and Non-formal Settings

The decisive factors for the EduPASS project were the following current developments or aspects: 1. Ongoing migration processes in EU-countries require focusing more intensively on early childhood...

The achievement of the following three objectives was the focus of the EduPASS project: 1. To develop a modular training program for future ECEs and YSCs which guarantees a high quality training throughout Europe. The training program includes core modules which reflect competence areas of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values in a balanced structure. To ensure both theoretical and practical quality and relevance of the new program, various activities were carried out: (1) a comprehensive literature analysis, (2) a Delphi study in which experts from 23 European countries were consulted, and (3) two LTTs in which specific modules of the training program were presented. 2. To make the training program, a handbook and teaching materials available to stakeholders (e.g., ECEs, YSCs, ECE/YSC educators 3. To develop a valid and easy-to-use evaluation tool with which ECE and YSC training measures can be evaluated from both the perspective of the participants (students) and the lecturers.