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4. Mobility models
There are four mobility models available within the Erasmus
Mundus Master Programme in Adapted Physical Activity:
Mobility model
A: Catholic University Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Belgium –
Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education (Norwegian
School of Sport Sciences), Norway
In mobility model A, the K.U.Leuven delivers 30 ECTS, and
the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences delivers 30 ECTS, as
follows:
Phase 1: self-preparation
phase, in which students update their preliminary knowledge
in research methodology and pathology in APA, and information
about the current status of APA (research, education, and
formation) in their home countries. To facilitate this phase
for the Erasmus Mundus third-country students, the Master
Consortium offers the following means of distance learning:
(i) ADAPT CD-ROM – a European curriculum in Adapted
Physical Activity, and (ii) course materials and self-assessment
tests available on the website of the program.
Phase 2: hosted
by the K.U.Leuven (Belgium). A multidisciplinary package of
theoretical courses given by different European APA experts
from the K.U.Leuven and the Consortium Universities.
- L862 APA and Sports: International Perspectives (3 ECTS)
- L863 Comparative Study in APA (3 ECTS)
- L865 Research Methodology in APA (3 ECTS)
- L864 Management and Social (Re)Integration (3 ECTS)
- L880 Pathology and Implications of Exercise for Persons
with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities (3 ECTS)
- L866 Applied Research in APA: State-of-the-Art (9 ECTS)
Phase 3: hosted
by the K.U.Leuven. In-depth orientation in APA intervention
(lectures, seminars, visits, and practical training), within
a modular system. Students can choose among: sensorymotor
disorders, physiological disorders, or psychosocial disorders.
L868 Adapted Physical Activity intervention (6 ECTS) –
three options:
A) Adapted Physical Activity intervention – Sensorymotor
disorders
- Program Design and Evaluation
- Evaluation and intervention methods in Adapted Physical
Activity: cerebral palsy, sensory disorders, neurological
rehabilitation, CVA neurological rehabilitation, SCI, hippotherapy,
principles of adapting activities, games and sports, and
orthopedic diseases
B) Adapted Physical Activity intervention – Psychosocial
disorders
- Program design and evaluation
- Evaluation and intervention methods in Adapted Physical
Activity: autism, mental retardation, psychomotor
therapy in children (part 1), psychomotor therapy in children
(part 2), adult psychiatric patients, special physical education
and APA
C) Adapted Physical Activity intervention – Physiological
disorders
- Program design and evaluation
- Evaluation and intervention methods in Adapted Physical
Activity: obesity, respiratory disorders, neurological
rehabilitation, cardiac disorders in children, cancer, cardiac
disorders in adults
Phase 4: hosted
by the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Introduction to
existing initiatives of APA intervention and APA research
in a specialised centre at a partner university with a specific
population.
Introductory course: Participation in clinical practice and
research-based seminars related to the clinical practice (10 ECTS)
The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences offers an APA intervention
program, organised in cooperation with the Beitostølen
Health Sports Center (BHC), a national institution with a
world-wide reputation in adapted physical activity and rehabilitation.
The NSSS and the BHC work closely together regarding student
practice in theoretical seminars on all academic levels, from
BA to PhD, and on research projects.
Phase 5: hosted
by Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
Master's thesis: Final assessment of the master's project
proposal and related specialisation in clinical practice,
data collection/empirical study, and writing of master's dissertation
(20 ECTS)
Research areas offered by the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
:
- The handicapped body and learning of practical skills
in Adapted Physical Activity
- Phenomenological approaches to APA with emphasis on case
studies
- Effect measurements (physiological, biomechanical, social,
and psychological) of APA in rehabilitation
- Organisation of APA at national and local level in integrated
settings
- Optimal performance by individualisation of skill learning
in a range of sports activities (adapted winter activities
and outdoor life in general are specialities for Norway)
Mobility
model B: Catholic University Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Belgium
– Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education
(Norwegian School of Sport Sciences), Norway - K.U.leuven
In model B, the K.U.Leuven delivers 42 ECTS (24 + 18), and
the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences delivers 18 ECTS, as
follows:
Phase 1: self-preparation
phase, in which students update their preliminary knowledge
in research methodology and pathology in APA, and information
about the current status of APA (research, education, and
formation) in their home countries. To facilitate this phase
for the Erasmus Mundus third-country students, the Master
Consortium offers the following means of distance learning:
(i) ADAPT CD-ROM – a European curriculum in Adapted
Physical Activity, and (ii) course materials and self-assessment
tests available on the website of the program.
Phase 2: hosted
by the K.U.Leuven (Belgium). A multidisciplinary package of
theoretical courses given by different European APA experts
from the K.U.Leuven and the Consortium Universities.
- L862 APA and Sports: International Perspectives (3 ECTS)
- L863 Comparative Study in APA (3 ECTS)
- L865 Research Methodology in APA (3 ECTS)
- L864 Management and Social (Re)Integration (3 ECTS)
- L880 Pathology and Implications of Exercise for Persons
with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities (3 ECTS)
- L866 Applied Research in APA: State-of-the-Art (9 ECTS)
Phase 3 & Phase 4:
Hosted by
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences with a total amount of
10 ECTS: In-depth orientation in APA, fully adapted in English and including: introductory course - participation in clinical practice (4 ECTS) and specialisation within clinical practice and research based seminars related to clinical practice and program design and evaluation (6 ECTS)
The NSSS offers these two phases organized in a close relation with two national institutions with a world-wide reputation in the area of adapted physical activity and rehabilitation. Beitostolen Healthsports Centre (BHC) and Stavern Hospital for Rehabilitation (SHR).
Phase 5: hosted
by the K.U.Leuven.
Master's thesis (data collection, data analysis, and writing
the master's dissertation) (18 ECTS)
The Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy at the
K.U.Leuven has a research unit in Adapted Physical Activity,
recognised world-wide as a centre of excellence. Numerous
research topics are offered encompassing different disability
groups and/or different aspects of sports and APA participation.
Research areas offered by the K.U.Leuven:
- Wheelchair propulsion
- Gate analysis of persons with a neurological diseases
and Down's syndrome
- Cardiorespiratory responses of wheelchair users
- Psychosocial aspects of APA: study of attitudes toward
inclusion and participation
- Physical self-concept of persons with psychosocial disturbances
- Physiological and social responses of stroke patients
participating in sport
- Physiological responses of cardiac patients participating
in sport (HARPA project)
- Adapted Physical Activities and sports for senior citizens
- Aquatic activities for patients with neurological diseases
- Race analysis of Paralympic swimming
- Training evaluation of elite athletes with disabilities
(wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis; wheelchair rugby,
track and field athletics, and swimming)
- Effects of psychomotor therapy with psychiatric patients
(anorexia nervosa, depressive-psychotic patients)
- Physical activity for elderly
Mobility
model C
Catholic University Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Belgium - Palacky
University Olomouc, Czech Republic (UP)
In model C, the K.U.Leuven delivers 30 ECTS, and UP delivers
30 ECTS, as follows:
Phase 1: self-preparation
phase, in which students update their preliminary knowledge
in research methodology and pathology in APA, and information
about the current status of APA (research, education, and
formation) in their home countries. To facilitate this phase
for the Erasmus Mundus third-country students, the Master
Consortium offers the following means of distance learning:
(i) ADAPT CD-ROM – a European curriculum in Adapted
Physical Activity, and (ii) course materials and self-assessment
tests available on the website of the program.
Phase 2: hosted
by the K.U.Leuven (Belgium). A multidisciplinary package of
theoretical courses given by different European APA experts
from the K.U.Leuven and the Consortium Universities.
- L862 APA and Sports: International Perspectives (3
ECTS)
- L863 Comparative Study in APA (3 ECTS)
- L865 Research Methodology in APA (3 ECTS)
- L864 Management and Social (Re)Integration (3 ECTS)
- L880 Pathology and Implications of Exercise for Persons
with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities (3 ECTS)
- L866 Applied Research in APA: State-of-the-Art (9 ECTS)
Phase 3: hosted
by K.U.Leuven. In-depth orientation in APA intervention (lectures,
seminars, visits and practical training), within a modular
system. Students can choose among: sensorymotor disorders,
physiological disorders, or psychosocial disorders.
L868 Adapted Physical Activity intervention (6 ECTS) –
three options:
A) Adapted Physical Activity intervention – Sensorymotor
disorders
- Program Design and Evaluation
- Evaluation and intervention methods in Adapted Physical
Activity: cerebral palsy, sensory disorders, neurological
rehabilitation, CVA neurological rehabilitation, SCI, hippotherapy,
principles of adapting activities, games and sports, and
orthopedic diseases
B) Adapted Physical Activity intervention – Psychosocial
disorders
- Program design and evaluation
- Evaluation and intervention methods in Adapted Physical
Activity: autism, mental retardation, psychomotor
therapy in children (part 1), psychomotor therapy in children
(part 2), adult psychiatric patients, special physical education
and APA
C) Adapted Physical Activity intervention – Physiological
disorders
- Program design and evaluation
- Evaluation and intervention methods in Adapted Physical
Activity: obesity, respiratory disorders, neurological
rehabilitation, cardiac disorders in children, cancer, cardiac
disorders in adults
Phase 4: hosted
by UP. Introduction to the existing initiatives of APA intervention
and APA research in specialised centres at a partner university
with a specific population.
Introductory course: participation in practice in specialised
centres and research-based seminars related to the practical
training (10 ECTS)
The UP offers practical experience and quality supervision
in the following settings:
- Special Olympics sports centres (Olomouc “Topolany”,
Olomouc “Klic”, Sternberk - Vincentium)
- Adapted physical education in integrated school settings
(the Olomouc special integrative pre-school institution,
and three public schools offering integrated settings: “Helsinska,”
“Lutin,” and “Zabreh”)
- Intensive two-week courses in adapted winter sports, leisure
time sports for children with multiple disabilities in the
university sport club
Phase 5: hosted
by UP.
Master's thesis: final assessment of the master's project
proposal, data collection/empirical study, data analysis,
and writing of master's dissertation (20 ECTS)
Research areas offered by the UP:
- Mental disability and the Special Olympic process: improving
public awareness and attitudes toward persons with mental
disabilities
- Adapted physical education in integrated school settings:
adaptation of programmes, adaptation of the environment,
and attitudes toward participation
- Specific sport-oriented research performance parameters
and training methodology in: boccia, wheelchair basketball,
sledge hockey, sitting volleyball, and adapted winter sports.
Mobility
model D Catholic University Leuven (K.U.Leuven) – University
of Limerick, Ireland (UL)
In model D, the K.U.Leuven delivers 30 ECTS, and UL delivers
30 ECTS, as follows:
Phase 1: self-preparation
phase, in which students update their preliminary knowledge
in research methodology and pathology in APA, and information
about the current status of APA (research, education, and
formation) in their home countries. To facilitate this phase
for the Erasmus Mundus third-country students, the Master
Consortium offers the following means of distance learning:
(i) ADAPT CD-ROM – a European curriculum in Adapted
Physical Activity, and (ii) course materials and self-assessment
tests available on the website of the program.
Phase 2: hosted
by the K.U.Leuven (Belgium). A multidisciplinary package of
theoretical courses given by different European APA experts
from the K.U.Leuven and the Consortium Universities.
- L862 APA and Sports: International Perspectives (3 ECTS)
- L863 Comparative Study in APA (3 ECTS)
- L865 Research Methodology in APA (3 ECTS)
- L864 Management and Social (Re)Integration (3 ECTS)
- L880 Pathology and Implications of Exercise for Persons
with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities (3 ECTS)
- L866 Applied Research in APA: State-of-the-Art (9 ECTS)
Phase 3: hosted
by K.U.Leuven. In-depth orientation in APA intervention (lectures,
seminars, visits and practical training), within a modular system.
Students can choose among: sensorymotor disorders, physiological
disorders, or psychosocial disorders.
L868 Adapted Physical Activity intervention (6 ECTS) –
three options:
A) Adapted Physical Activity intervention – Sensorymotor
disorders
- Program Design and Evaluation
- Evaluation and intervention methods in Adapted Physical
Activity: cerebral palsy, sensory disorders, neurological
rehabilitation, CVA neurological rehabilitation, SCI, hippotherapy,
principles of adapting activities, games and sports, and
orthopedic diseases
B) Adapted Physical Activity intervention – Psychosocial
disorders
- Program design and evaluation
- Evaluation and intervention methods in Adapted Physical
Activity: autism, mental retardation, psychomotor
therapy in children (part 1), psychomotor therapy in children
(part 2), adult psychiatric patients, special physical education
and APA
C) Adapted Physical Activity intervention – Physiological
disorders
- Program design and evaluation
- Evaluation and intervention methods in Adapted Physical
Activity: obesity, respiratory disorders, neurological
rehabilitation, cardiac disorders in children, cancer, cardiac
disorders in adults
Phase 4: hosted
by UL. Introduction to the existing initiatives of APA intervention
and APA research in specialised centres at the Partner University
with a specific population.
Introductory course: participation in practice in specialised
centres and research based seminars related to practical training
(10 ECTS)
The UL offers practical experience and quality supervision
in the following settings:
- Brothers of Charity Services, BAWNMORE - The programs
caters for people of all abilities. Activities include sailing,
horse riding, bowling, hill-walking, indoor hockey and soccer.
- The Daughters of Charity, St.Vincents, Lisnagry, Limerick
- a centre which caters for the holistic needs of both children
and adults with intellectual disabilities. The clientele
have access to a fully equipped pool, physical education
and physiotherapy. The centre provides an extensive Special
Olympics program, which currently has over 120 athletes
participating in 9 different sports.
- Catherine Mc Auley Special School; Enable Ireland Children's
Services Limerick; School for the Deaf/Hearing Impaired,
Limerick
- COPE Foundation, Cork, Ireland: service provider for
around 1,600 people with Learning Disabilities, from newly
born infants to geriatrics. It has booth residential and
day care. Practical training is offered in the Department
of Leisure, Recreation and Physical Activity.
Phase 5: hosted
by UL.
Master's thesis: final assessment of the master's project
proposal, data collection/empirical study, data analysis,
writing of master dissertation (20 ECTS)
Research areas offered by the UP:
- Variation in Functional Measurement: Indicators of permanent
Iimpairment consistency of human functional movement in
children with cerebral palsy
- Human function and impairment analysis
- Dance and theories of embodiment
- Biomechanical analysis of motion from video-taped athletes
with disabilities
- Force-velocity relationship and stretch – shortening
cycle function in wheelchair-racing athletes
- Motor development and skill acquisition of infants with
an intellectual disability
- Integration of adults with disabilities in recreational
sports
- Physical Activity promotion for persons with a disability.
- Physical fitness and activity levels of individuals with
learning difficulties.
- Physical education provision for individuals with a disability
- Development of measurement techniques to analyse physical
activity correlates for individuals with learning difficulty
- Dietary intervention, exercise, and bone health of individuals
with a disability
A short overview of research and practical training opportunities
are presented by the partner universities for the students
who will chose to spend phase 4 and/or 5 outside Europe.
University of Virginia
Research opportunities:
Inclusion in physical education
Physical education for students with severe disabilities
Assessment in adapted physical education
Curriculum development in adapted physical education
Teaching and motor learning in adapted physical education
Practical training opportunities:
Kluge Children’s Rehabilitation Center (KCRC) of the
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Children’s Medical Center
Woodrow Wilsow Rehabilitation Center
Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind
Mid-Atlantic Wheelchair Games
Virginia Special Olympics
Stellenbosch University
Research Opportunities:
Video analysis of biomechanics
Games analysis
Attitudes towards inclusion
Physiological aspects of elite sports for persons with disabilities
Practical training opportunities
National Paralympics Academy Programme
Sports Development Programs
Physical Education in Special Schools (children with sensory,
motor and intellectual impairments)
Teaching graduate seminars or providing leadership for study
forums
University of Queensland:
Research Opportunities:
Classification in disability sport
Inclusion in physical education
Curriculum development, physical education and disability
Increasing physical activity among people with disabilities
Practical training opportunities
Community-based disability sports agencies
Schools for students with disabilities
Paediatric rehabilitation programmes for children with both
developmental and acquired disabilities
Community-based rehabilitation programmes for adults with
acquired brain injury and spinal cord injuries
Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association
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