Alfonso García Monge
Biographic Data
| ID | 6555874 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alfonso García Monge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alfonso García |
| FAMILY NAME | Monge |
| SIGNATURE | MONGE A G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Valladolid |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4535-5628 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Inquiry in physical education in the primary years programme of the international baccalaureate in Spain: A qualitative study
Introduction Inquiry is one of the key methodological elements in the Primary Years Programme in schools that offer International Baccalaureate education. Methods This study aims to analyse in greater depth and reach a better understanding of the perspectives of four Physical Education teachers from an international school in Spain, through a phenomenographic analysis using in-depth interviews as a data collection tool. Results The results, organ…
Embodied tales of older women and their relationship with movement and their younger, present and future selves
Ageing has been often seen as negative in Western cultures. Older bodies are frequently associated with decline, loss, dependency, illness and increasing incompetence. Significantly, this ‘decline model’ of ageing tends to ignore the diverse lived experiences of older adults. This paper draws on the theoretical concepts of embodiment and affect to explore the embodied experiences of a group of 17 older women, focussing on their relationship with …
Soccer: The only way to be a boy in Spain? narratives from a Spanish primary school on the influence of playground soccer in shaping masculinities and gender relations
Soccer, a dominant playground activity in many primary schools worldwide, plays a significant role in shaping boys’ masculine identities and influencing gender relations. This paper explores the experiences of three young Spanish boys, observed over a longitudinal ethnographic study spanning from early childhood education (3 years old) to their final year of primary school (10 years old). Informed by Foucauldian theory, we present three narrative…
The atypical physical educator: Bordieuan insights into teacher’s body narratives and values construction in pedagogical practice
Teachers’ enactment of Freirean democratic pedagogies in primary school physical education
Background Despite its ubiquity in education discourses, social justice is a highly contested concept that can be framed in different ways [Dowling, F., H. Fitzgerald, and A. Flintoff. 2012. Equity and Difference in Physical Education, Youth Sport and Health: A Narrative Approach. Routledge]. The ‘social’ element of social justice is always framed by broader cultural and socio-political contexts. Therefore teaching for social justice cannot be co…
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme: A systematic review
This article arises from a systematic review of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP). Four databases were consulted, and after the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 21 articles were selected and analysed in the following categories: year and author, country, type of research, participants, purpose and results. The results show a growth in PYP research in recent years, coming from several countries arou…
El espacio en el trabajo por proyectos: El caso de los proyectos del Modelo Rubik
Si entendemos que la educación es un proceso corporeizado y situado, se puede deducir la importancia de los espacios en los que se desarrolla. El objetivo de este trabajo es comprender los significados que los participantes dan sobre el papel del espacio en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje del trabajo por proyectos. Se desarrolla un estudio de caso observando y entrevistando al profesorado y alumnado de tres centros de Educación Primaria que d…
Desentrañando componentes del clima educativo: El caso del proyecto educativo Rubik
A positive educational climate is decisive for learning, student well-being and teacher satisfaction. Through a case study focused on three schools with a high level of socio-cultural, linguistic and skills diversity that develop the Rubik educational project, different components that could contribute to generating a good educational climate were analyzed. The constant close and rigorous accompaniment of the teaching staff, the positive expectat…
Potentialities and limitations of the use of EEG devices in educational contexts
Wireless electroencephalography (EEG) devices allow for recordings in contexts outside the laboratory. However, many details must be considered for their use. In this research, using a case study with a group of third-grade primary school students, we aim to show some of the potentialities and limitations of research with these devices in educational settings. Several balances are apparent in the development of these experiences: between the inte…
Children's Experiences of Lockdown and Social Distancing in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, and the world has witnessed significant changes since then. Spain has been forced to go into extreme lockdown, cancelling all school classes and outdoor activities for children, which may have significant consequences on young people. This paper explores how young children have experienced lockdown as a consequence of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and what they think about their future lives after C…
Exploring the changes of physical education in the age of Covid-19
Background Physical education (PE) has been traditionally considered as a practical and ‘hands-on’ subject in schools, where close proximity and physical contact is common, particularly in Spain which has a high proximity culture. Significantly, the delivery of PE has changed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and this brings significant consequences for preservice PE teachers. Purpose The aim of the paper is to explore the changes of PE during Co…
Posibilidades y limitaciones de la indagación inductiva con métodos mixtos en el análisis de la dinámica de diálogo en una comunidad de práctica profesional on-line
En la investigación sobre Comunidades de Práctica (CdP) on-line puede haber múltiples enfoques en función de los presupuestos ontológicos y epistemológicas de los investigadores. Cada enfoque presenta fortalezas y debilidades. En este artículo, a partir de la investigación sobre la dinámica de diálogo de una CdP on-line, estudiamos las posibilidades y limitaciones de la utilización de un acercamiento inductivo usando métodos mixtos. A partir de u…
Making the familiar strange: A narrative about Spanish children’s experiences of physical (in)activity to reconsider the ability of physical education to produce healthy citizens
There is now a wealth of research on obesity both from biomedical and socially critical perspectives. However, less research has focused on the lived experiences of young children and particularly those who are perceived as ‘sedentary’. This paper critically examines the issue of obesity as related to children’s experiences of physical (in)activity, via a focus on the circulation of socio-cultural and economic discourses in the context of Spain. …
Brain Activity during Different Throwing Games: EEG Exploratory Study
The purpose of this study is to explore the differences in brain activity in various types of throwing games by making encephalographic records. Three conditions of throwing games were compared looking for significant differences (simple throwing, throwing to a goal, and simultaneous throwing with another player). After signal processing, power spectral densities were compared through variance analysis ( p ≤ 0.001). Significant differences were f…
Descripción de “lógicas” en el juego motor de reglas en educación física escolar
En este documento se presentan algunas “lógicas” que se dan cita en los juegos motores. Con ello se pretende mostrar la complejidad en el trabajo con estos contenidos en educación física escolar y despertar la sensibilidad docente para que contemple factores que intervienen en el proceso educativo mas allá de la lógica interna emanada de la estructura de los juegos. Tras seguir un procedimiento de Teoría Fundamentada en el análisis de juegos en 3…
The process of integration of newcomers at school: Students and gender networking during school recess
This article examines the data obtained through a year-long ethnographic study of students from a Spanish primary school, and sheds light on their use of gender code networks during school recess. The results of this analysis confirm the conclusions on student interaction drawn by other studies (group segregation regarding age and gender and, accordingly, the practice of different activities, the occupation of different spaces; ways of inclusion …
Children's Experiences of Lockdown and Social Distancing in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, and the world has witnessed significant changes since then. Spain has been forced to go into extreme lockdown, cancelling all school classes and outdoor activities for children, which may have significant consequences on young people. This paper explores how young children have experienced lockdown as a consequence of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and what they think about their future lives after C…
The process of integration of newcomers at school: Students and gender networking during school recess
This article examines the data obtained through a year-long ethnographic study of students from a Spanish primary school, and sheds light on their use of gender code networks during school recess. The results of this analysis confirm the conclusions on student interaction drawn by other studies (group segregation regarding age and gender and, accordingly, the practice of different activities, the occupation of different spaces; ways of inclusion …
Descripción de “lógicas” en el juego motor de reglas en educación física escolar
En este documento se presentan algunas “lógicas” que se dan cita en los juegos motores. Con ello se pretende mostrar la complejidad en el trabajo con estos contenidos en educación física escolar y despertar la sensibilidad docente para que contemple factores que intervienen en el proceso educativo mas allá de la lógica interna emanada de la estructura de los juegos. Tras seguir un procedimiento de Teoría Fundamentada en el análisis de juegos en 3…
The process of integration of newcomers at school: Students and gender networking during school recess
This article examines the data obtained through a year-long ethnographic study of students from a Spanish primary school, and sheds light on their use of gender code networks during school recess. The results of this analysis confirm the conclusions on student interaction drawn by other studies (group segregation regarding age and gender and, accordingly, the practice of different activities, the occupation of different spaces; ways of inclusion …
Brain Activity during Different Throwing Games: EEG Exploratory Study
The purpose of this study is to explore the differences in brain activity in various types of throwing games by making encephalographic records. Three conditions of throwing games were compared looking for significant differences (simple throwing, throwing to a goal, and simultaneous throwing with another player). After signal processing, power spectral densities were compared through variance analysis ( p ≤ 0.001). Significant differences were f…
Posibilidades y limitaciones de la indagación inductiva con métodos mixtos en el análisis de la dinámica de diálogo en una comunidad de práctica profesional on-line
En la investigación sobre Comunidades de Práctica (CdP) on-line puede haber múltiples enfoques en función de los presupuestos ontológicos y epistemológicas de los investigadores. Cada enfoque presenta fortalezas y debilidades. En este artículo, a partir de la investigación sobre la dinámica de diálogo de una CdP on-line, estudiamos las posibilidades y limitaciones de la utilización de un acercamiento inductivo usando métodos mixtos. A partir de u…
Making the familiar strange: A narrative about Spanish children’s experiences of physical (in)activity to reconsider the ability of physical education to produce healthy citizens
There is now a wealth of research on obesity both from biomedical and socially critical perspectives. However, less research has focused on the lived experiences of young children and particularly those who are perceived as ‘sedentary’. This paper critically examines the issue of obesity as related to children’s experiences of physical (in)activity, via a focus on the circulation of socio-cultural and economic discourses in the context of Spain. …
Exploring the changes of physical education in the age of Covid-19
Background Physical education (PE) has been traditionally considered as a practical and ‘hands-on’ subject in schools, where close proximity and physical contact is common, particularly in Spain which has a high proximity culture. Significantly, the delivery of PE has changed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and this brings significant consequences for preservice PE teachers. Purpose The aim of the paper is to explore the changes of PE during Co…
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme: A systematic review
This article arises from a systematic review of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP). Four databases were consulted, and after the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 21 articles were selected and analysed in the following categories: year and author, country, type of research, participants, purpose and results. The results show a growth in PYP research in recent years, coming from several countries arou…
El espacio en el trabajo por proyectos: El caso de los proyectos del Modelo Rubik
Si entendemos que la educación es un proceso corporeizado y situado, se puede deducir la importancia de los espacios en los que se desarrolla. El objetivo de este trabajo es comprender los significados que los participantes dan sobre el papel del espacio en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje del trabajo por proyectos. Se desarrolla un estudio de caso observando y entrevistando al profesorado y alumnado de tres centros de Educación Primaria que d…
Desentrañando componentes del clima educativo: El caso del proyecto educativo Rubik
A positive educational climate is decisive for learning, student well-being and teacher satisfaction. Through a case study focused on three schools with a high level of socio-cultural, linguistic and skills diversity that develop the Rubik educational project, different components that could contribute to generating a good educational climate were analyzed. The constant close and rigorous accompaniment of the teaching staff, the positive expectat…
Potentialities and limitations of the use of EEG devices in educational contexts
Wireless electroencephalography (EEG) devices allow for recordings in contexts outside the laboratory. However, many details must be considered for their use. In this research, using a case study with a group of third-grade primary school students, we aim to show some of the potentialities and limitations of research with these devices in educational settings. Several balances are apparent in the development of these experiences: between the inte…
Children's Experiences of Lockdown and Social Distancing in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, and the world has witnessed significant changes since then. Spain has been forced to go into extreme lockdown, cancelling all school classes and outdoor activities for children, which may have significant consequences on young people. This paper explores how young children have experienced lockdown as a consequence of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and what they think about their future lives after C…
Teachers’ enactment of Freirean democratic pedagogies in primary school physical education
Background Despite its ubiquity in education discourses, social justice is a highly contested concept that can be framed in different ways [Dowling, F., H. Fitzgerald, and A. Flintoff. 2012. Equity and Difference in Physical Education, Youth Sport and Health: A Narrative Approach. Routledge]. The ‘social’ element of social justice is always framed by broader cultural and socio-political contexts. Therefore teaching for social justice cannot be co…
Soccer: The only way to be a boy in Spain? narratives from a Spanish primary school on the influence of playground soccer in shaping masculinities and gender relations
Soccer, a dominant playground activity in many primary schools worldwide, plays a significant role in shaping boys’ masculine identities and influencing gender relations. This paper explores the experiences of three young Spanish boys, observed over a longitudinal ethnographic study spanning from early childhood education (3 years old) to their final year of primary school (10 years old). Informed by Foucauldian theory, we present three narrative…
The atypical physical educator: Bordieuan insights into teacher’s body narratives and values construction in pedagogical practice
Inquiry in physical education in the primary years programme of the international baccalaureate in Spain: A qualitative study
Introduction Inquiry is one of the key methodological elements in the Primary Years Programme in schools that offer International Baccalaureate education. Methods This study aims to analyse in greater depth and reach a better understanding of the perspectives of four Physical Education teachers from an international school in Spain, through a phenomenographic analysis using in-depth interviews as a data collection tool. Results The results, organ…
Embodied tales of older women and their relationship with movement and their younger, present and future selves
Ageing has been often seen as negative in Western cultures. Older bodies are frequently associated with decline, loss, dependency, illness and increasing incompetence. Significantly, this ‘decline model’ of ageing tends to ignore the diverse lived experiences of older adults. This paper draws on the theoretical concepts of embodiment and affect to explore the embodied experiences of a group of 17 older women, focussing on their relationship with …
Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (7 works) · Art (5 works) · Humanities (5 works) · Physical education (5 works) · Sports and Physical Education Studies (4 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)