Narratives in Teachers' and Students' Perception of Physical Education: Contrasting Global Perspectives

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Abstract

Current curricula of Physical Education (PE) are developing towards competence orientation. However, in addition to self-reflections of teachers, the evaluations and beliefs of students also seem to be relevant for the didactical evaluation of PE. Thus, the aim of this study is to adopt a student- and teacher-centered constructivist approach to include both teachers' and students' beliefs and perceptions in order to study their relevance for the acquisition of PE-skills. The study reflects students’ and teachers’ perceptions of PE as a social construct in which cultural differences and socially-generated knowledge are evident. The aim of this paper is to provide an contribution to curriculum development in PE on the basis of empirically based qualitative, narrative data and an international comparison.

Authors

• Roland Messmer, University of Applied Sciences FHNW, School of Education Basel/Switzerland

• HyeSeung Lee

• Cheryl J. Craig, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Raphael Willi, University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern, Switzerland