PHYSICAL LITERACY AND SPORTS PRACTICE. WHICH MODELS OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION?
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La pratica sportiva ha un significato significativo all'interno del processo educativo di ogni individuo e, attraverso approcci educativi intenzionali, consente lo sviluppo concreto della Physical Literacy (PL). L'obiettivo di questo contributo è quello di affrontare la PL come fondamento degli aspetti sia metodologici che culturali della pratica sportiva attraverso vari livelli di qualificazione competitiva, esaminando i principali modelli internazionali che pongono la PL al centro dello sviluppo sia sportivo che educativo.
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