Awadhesh Kumar Shirotriya

Fiji National University | FNU · Department of Sports Education

Teacher preparation programs in institutions of higher learning serve as an incubator for the professional development of teachers and leaders in the education sector. It is imperative for these programs to deliver high-quality instruction, even when circumstances are extraordinary. To this end, during the COVID-19 pandemic, teacher preparation pro...

The use of wearable technologies (WTs) has gained popularity among students for various reasons, despite their awareness of concerns such as data privacy, reliability, and device calibration. This chapter delved into the perceptions of Indian college students regarding the privacy and reliability of data collected by WTs used for health and fitness...

The use of social media is increasingly prevalent for many reasons and academic literature suggests that social media helps encourage physical activity. This research investigated how social media content affected the physical activity of students during the COVID-19 lockdown and subsequent COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This descriptive cross-sec...

This paper explores the development and challenges of physical education (

On March 24, 2020, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, limiting the movement of the entire 1.3 billion population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar to other educators around the world, teachers in India instantly began plans to initiate virtual learning at a scale never seen befor...

To stop the rising cases of NCDs in children especially obesity and diabetes, the Indian government putting the best efforts to promote Physical Education (PE) in India. This study aimed to investigate attitudes toward PE of students (n=2020; m=1336, f=683) studied in grades 10 -12, ranging from 11-19 years of age selected via the convenience sampl...

Undoubtedly, the world has seen drastic changes after the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic has also solidified the importance of children’s immunity, health, and physical activity (PA). Regular PA is considered an investment for the future, which will increase the quality of life of all people. Specific to COVID-19, evidence suggests that PA promote...

This qualitative study explored parents' perceptions of physical education (PE) subject following the success of the Indian Olympic team in the Tokyo Olympics. Six focus-group discussions were organized across the Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) of India. The participants were 24 parents, 13 (54.16%) of whom were males and 11 (45.84%) were...

In India, physical inactivity in children and youth is a public health concern, and it is unfortunate to see that most Indian children do not accomplish prescribed levels of physical activity. We strongly believe that the availability of a physical activity motivation instrument specific to the Indian population can significantly promote physical a...

In this article, we offer to infuse social entrepreneurship (SE) into physical education (PE) programs in schools. SE is an approach undertaken with the explicit objective of addressing societal problems. Physical inactivity in adolescents is a global public health problem. The recent global status report of WHO on physical activity (PA) 2022 noted...

This survey study examines how online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic affected the students’ perception of an ideal English teacher. A close-ended questionnaire prepared in light of the students’ short descriptive views on the characteristics of an ideal English teacher was used to collect data about personal, social, and professional aspects...

Like all teachers, the role of the physical education teacher evolves with time. This evolution results in constant evaluation of the role of physical educators in contemporary education. In schools, physical education teachers are essential as they help students learn the importance of physical activity and how it can lead to their health and well...

Understanding student attitudes about physical education (PE) can help PE teachers to improve the curriculum and it also helps to design good activities for the students during PE classes. This research aims to develop and validate the Physical Education Attitude Scale for Indian Students (PEASIS). As a starting framework for identifying important...

Introduction: The Fiji Non-Communicable Disease National Strategic Plan embraces physical activity (PA) as an important component of its strategic directions. Therefore, it is critical to assess the correlates of PA behavior with the help of a robust theoretical framework. This study aims to examine the testing of the fourth-generation multi-theory...

Introduction: Chronic diseases (aka Non-communicable diseases, NCDs) contribute to the global burden of morbidity and mortality, with a significant share of premature deaths among low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Fiji. The early exposure to the risk factors of NCDs affects the entire life course; knowledge or awareness of adolesce...

Digital learning has become a major concern in most education sectors around the globe. Most institutional leadership have invested a lot of resources to ensure that the teaching and learning processes of their various institutions are digitalized and attuned with the demands of the 21st century of learning and teaching. This study considered the i...

The digital revolution of the 21 st century has exacerbated recorded cases of cyberbullying in Fiji, especially between 2010 till date. This challenge prompted the debate and subsequent passing into law an Online Safety Bill by the Fiji Parliament in 2019. Children and young people's core have been greatly shaped by digital-enabled devices-from the...

The purpose of this study was to identify the school students' physical activity challenges during and before school closure. We used the self-made questionnaire to collect the data from 898 school students belonging to 15 states of India. The demographic profile of the respondents shows that 444 (49.55%) respondents were males, and 444 (49.55%) we...

This study was aim at analyzing the notion of quality teaching expected of teachers as reflective practitioners, which are continuously articulated during workshops, conferences, however, its practicality seems vaguely defined and at times, reflection seems to lose its purpose and value. The study engaged a descriptive survey which used stratified...

This chapter discusses several challenges for online teaching in physical education which are being faced by the physical education teachers. To play an integral role in student’s growth and development now like all other teachers, physical education teachers are also being moved to the online delivery system because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Onlin...

Sports in an educational setting is proving to be the best way to develop a sense of comradeship and psychosocial skills among students. The present study was conducted to identify the various motives for a student’s participation in sports. A self-administered scale was prepared to find out what motivates students to “play”. A purposive sampling m...

The current coronavirus pandemic questioned the adequacy and preparedness of the global public healthcare system to deal with such outbreaks. The problem is further aggravated by the lack of health-related literacy among common people. Earlier the impact of NCDs and now the COVID-19 tells us yet again to invest in prevention and health promotion ac...

The necessity to understand the importance of Public health is quite high in this scenario as recently India has witnessed the major attack of several deaths, causing diseases and most of them are occurring due to insufficient physical workout/movement of the individual. The advocacy of physical activity is to be one of the basic interventions thro...

The development of any country is not identified by its brightness or tall buildings, but the true meaning of development is reflected in the healthy citizens of the country, especially school children and youth. The well-being of children is national wealth; Healthy children are the real asset of any country. If any child becomes ill from childhoo...

The benchmark in every sports performance basically depends upon the concrete sports policy. Sports Policies of European countries and China have demonstrated a positive impact on the performance which is reflected in medal tallies in various International sporting events. Undoubtedly Indian athletes have a strong zeal and great enthusiasm, which h...

Occupational stress is a debatable topic for many demanding professions in extensively reviews the working capability of the employees working in different fields. In Physical Education this issue has a series of various traits depends on working nature of the Physical Education Teachers (P.E.T."s). To know the exact level of Indian PET"s occupatio...

Traditionally sports people have dedicated an enormous amount of preparation to their physical conditioning and technical skills. The importance and attention to psychological preparation can often be over looked. The diversity, unpredictability and intensity of sport places challenges to the athlete both on a physically and psychologically level....