Losing touch - teachers' self-regulation in physical education.

Autor/in	Öhman, Marie
Titel	Losing touch - teachers' self-regulation in physical education. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Das Verlieren des Kontakts - die Selbstregulation von Lehrern im Sportunterricht.
Quelle	In: European physical education review, 23 (2017) 3, S. 297-310Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X; 1741-2749
DOI	10.1177/1356336X15622159
Schlagwörter	Verhaltenstheorie; Soziale Norm; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; Interaktion; Körperkontakt; Sportpädagogik; Sportunterricht; Verhaltensregel; Foucault, Michel; Schweden
Abstract	The question of physical interaction is especially relevant in school physical education, where a lot of the teaching and activities are based on body movements. However, the issue of 'touching' has been questioned in recent years. This paper takes its starting point in the discourse of child protection and the growing anxiety around intergenerational touch in educational settings. The purpose is to examine PE teachers' self-regulation in relation to the child protection discourse and no touch policies. What sort of strategies have the teachers developed for dealing with physical contact in their teaching? It is a matter of problematising teachers' pedagogical interactions in PE practice. The study takes its starting point in a discourse-analytical tradition using a methodology based on Foucault's ideas about governmentality. Twenty-three teachers (10 women and 13 men) aged 30-63 and at different stages in their careers were interviewed. The results show two different self-regulating processes: (1) adaptation using avoidance-oriented strategies and (2) resistance using downplaying-oriented strategies. The paper discusses potential consequences for PE teachers' pedagogical work if they feel that they have to protect themselves instead of operating in a way that is in the best interest for students' learning and development. The study aims to contribute to the literature on child protection and 'no touch' policies and to a more multifaceted understanding of physical interaction in PE. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2018/1