https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18575 2026-04-05T07:25:36Z 2026-04-05T07:25:36Z Bonnici, Sarah Decelis, Andrew https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145292 2026-04-02T08:43:13Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Physical education : my fitness journal [Student’s handbook] Authors: Bonnici, Sarah; Decelis, Andrew Abstract: This student’s handbook, titled "Physical Education: My Fitness Journal," is a comprehensive pedagogical resource designed for secondary school students to actively engage with their physical health and skill development. Authored by Sarah Bonnici and Andrew Decelis and published by the University of Malta, the journal serves as a personalized tracking tool and educational guide.; The handbook is structured around two primary pillars of physical literacy: Health-Related Fitness (focusing on body composition, flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular endurance) and Skill-Related Fitness (focusing on agility, balance, coordination, power, and reaction time). It provides students with standardized testing protocols and monitoring logs to document their progress over the scholastic year.

2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Bonnici, Sarah Decelis, Andrew https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145257 2026-04-01T08:08:00Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Physical education : my fitness journal : teacher’s handbook Authors: Bonnici, Sarah; Decelis, Andrew Abstract: Supporting students in leading healthy and active lifestyles is becoming an increasingly central responsibility for physical education (PE) teachers (Cale & Harris, 2019). In light of the growing prevalence of health issues related to physical inactivity among adults and younger people, PE teachers are moving beyond traditional sport-based teachings alone to incorporate a more holistic and health-related approach to PE.; My Fitness Journal and this teachers’ handbook aim to support educators further achieve the meaningfulness of PE and to develop better physically educated learners. In doing so, students are also encouraged to look into and embed in their practices the Health-Based Physical Education (HBPE) pedagogies to motivate learners in learning and participating regularly in physically active daily routines to help sustain a healthy and active well-being (Cale & Harris, 2022). This is acquired through assigning physical tasks that learners could try out after school and also referring to the healthy tips found in the journal. Additionally, the journal will draw upon the pedagogical works of Donald Hellison (2010), Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR). Here, the students will encompass diverse values derived from various situations in the PE lessons.

2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143518 2026-02-06T12:57:40Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Life-skills, literacies and logical reasoning... a Home economics triad Abstract: Home Economics (HE) as discipline promotes holistic wellbeing across the lifespan and brings life-skills, literacies and logical reasoning to the various learners who experience it. This triadic approach is needed at all stages of life and in relation to myriad every day and one-off decisions we make to function well in our families, communities and the world. "Life-skills" is a term used loosely and typically refers to a set of basic skills acquired through learning and/or direct life experience that enable individuals to handle issues commonly encountered in daily life in an effective and responsible manner. Life-skills are often equated to a suite of skills which are also being underscored as essential for employability. These include critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, creativity, the ability to communicate and collaborate, along with personal and social responsibility that contribute to good citizenship.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Piscopo, Suzanne McGregor, Sue L. T. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143511 2026-02-06T11:01:41Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Home economics contribution to UNESCO’s new social contract for education Authors: Piscopo, Suzanne; McGregor, Sue L. T. Abstract: In September 2024, the United Nations held a Summit of the Future: Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow. In this context, UNESCO is interested in the role of governance in forging a new social contract for education to replace the neoliberal, capitalistic current contract. This conceptual paper explores the potential role of home economics in the governance process inherent in creating this new social contract for education. With its focus on the family as a social institution, home economics has a unique opportunity to socialize individuals and families to become active change agents who can influence governance leading to a social contract for education predicated on education being a human right for individuals and a common good for the collective. In their proposed governance role, home economists can help families appreciate that they are a social institution, view themselves as part of a governance flotilla, learn the critical science perspective, learn participatory action skills, value a futures literacy and an entrepreneurial attitude, and draw on the human ecosystem perspective to garner the power of the interdependent collective.

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