Systematic approach to assessing educational losses in the system of school physical education: regional aspect

In this article, the authors attempt to characterize and analyze the problem of assessing educational losses in the school physical education system at both the state and regional levels, as well as their impact on the functioning of the educational sector. Numerous crises, instability, and growing risks in Ukrainian society during 2019–2025 (the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, the full-scale invasion of 2022) have negatively affected the economy, the environment, political behavior, and both global and regional processes. Among the ambitious and urgent actions at all levels of public administration in the fields of education, physical culture and sports, science, technology, and innovation is the development of effective measures to ensure the sustainable growth of the school physical education system. Drawing on established data on educational losses in the general secondary education system, the authors propose a systematic approach to developing regional-level measures for assessing losses in school physical education. These include: recognizing the influence of the physical education system on the stability of the educational sector and on the sustainable development of the state, as both a factor in preparing the younger generation and an educational tool in military, utilitarian, and health-related areas, closely tied to economic development and state policy; conducting qualitative diagnostics of student achievement at different levels, taking into account their physical condition and level of fitness; assessing the quality of physical education teacher training under new conditions; creating favorable conditions for teachers’ professional development in line with state policy in education, physical education, and sports; establishing a modern, safe, and inclusive environment for physical education classes; advancing digitalization of the educational process; developing an algorithm for assessing educational losses; creating a system for annual monitoring of losses in physical education and their impact on the broader educational process; preparing recommendations for specialists to address the consequences of educational losses for students’ physical and mental health, as well as their level of physical fitness. Thus, the effectiveness of measuring and overcoming educational losses in school physical education, in our view, can be ensured only through cross-sectoral cooperation among all stakeholders in the education system—at the state level, the level of regional communities, and the local level of secondary education institutions, including parents and teachers. One of the most effective tools is the creation of scientific and practical partnerships at the community level, the effective management of which should include high-quality programs for addressing losses in physical education, methodological support, and the development of training courses for physical education teachers, as well as the integration of this component into teacher training programs.