What Is Physical Education in Primary Schools in Aotearoa/New Zealand?

Autor/inn/en	Dyson, Ben; Gordon, Barrie; Cowan, Jackie
Titel	What Is Physical Education in Primary Schools in Aotearoa/New Zealand?
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2 (2011) 3-4, S.5-16 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-7122
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Foreign Countries; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Educational Development; Curriculum Evaluation; Relevance (Education); Educational Objectives; Teacher Education; Educational Research; Stakeholders; Elementary Education; Elementary School Curriculum; Physical Education Teachers; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Ausland; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Bildungsentwicklung; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Relevance; Relevanz; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Elementarunterricht; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Neuseeland
Abstract	Physical education has historically held an important place as an identified learning area within the wider New Zealand curriculum. While consistently present, the way that physical education has been conceptualised and implemented has evolved and changed over time. This paper considers the changes that have occurred in the teaching of physical education in primary schools (5 years-12 years) since the introduction of the Health and Physical Education in New Zealand Curriculum (1999). The potential educative value of physical education in New Zealand has been strengthened by the conceptual and philosophical framework underpinning the Health and Physical Education learning area within the New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007). While acknowledging that this potential exists, it should be noted that there is concern about the quality of physical education as it actually occurs within New Zealand primary schools. This paper attempts to gain a greater understanding of the situation by exploring: the Health and Physical Education Curriculum; the conceptual confusion about what physical education is; the role of external providers in primary schools; the preparation of primary teachers to teach physical education; and by examining the research on primary school physical education in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This exploration has been informed by an analysis of a variety of texts, including curriculum documents that have informed physical education over the last fifteen years. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. 214 Port Road, P.O. Box 304, Hindmarsh, SA 5007, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8340-3388; Fax: +61-8-8340-3399; e-mail: membership@achper.org.au; Web site: http://www.achper.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10