Public Elementary School Teachers' Positioning in Teaching Physical Education to Japanese Language Learners

Autor/inn/en	Furuta, Yu; Sato, Takahiro; Miller, Ryan T.; Kataoka, Chie; Tomura, Takafumi
Titel	Public Elementary School Teachers' Positioning in Teaching Physical Education to Japanese Language Learners
Quelle	In: European Physical Education Review, 28 (2022) 4, S.1006-1024 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Furuta, Yu) ORCID (Sato, Takahiro) ORCID (Miller, Ryan T.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X
DOI	10.1177/1356336X221104912
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Physical Education; Japanese; Teaching Experience; Cultural Awareness; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Differences; Social Justice; Student Diversity; Foreign Countries; Lesson Plans; Public School Teachers; Child Behavior; Second Language Learning; Student Characteristics; Teacher Student Relationship; Elementary School Students; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Faculty Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Japaner; Japanisch; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Lehrerverhalten; Kultureller Unterschied; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Ausland; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to describe and explain Japanese generalist elementary teachers' experiences teaching physical education (PE) to Japanese language learner (JLL) children in public schools in Japan. Participants were seven public elementary school teachers (two females and five males) who had experience teaching JLL children. Data sources included a demographic questionnaire, online semi-structured interviews, and follow-up email interviews. Framed in positioning theory, three themes were identified from the data analysis: (a) "seeking PE lesson ideas from observing children's performance in other academic subjects," (b) "learning how to interact with parents of JLL children," and (c) "accommodating JLL children's cultural and behavioral differences in PE." The findings indicate that all seven Japanese public elementary teachers experienced a wide range of physical, emotional, and social struggles when they taught JLL children in PE class. This study suggested that PE has the potential to enrich teachers' and children's cultural awareness and mutual understanding and as a tool to raise awareness of social justice and diversity. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01