The (Virtual) Teaching of Physical Education in Times of Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	González-Calvo, Gustavo; Barba-Martín, Raúl A.; Bores-García, Daniel; Hortigüela-Alcalá, David
Titel	The (Virtual) Teaching of Physical Education in Times of Pandemic
Quelle	In: European Physical Education Review, 28 (2022) 1, S.205-224 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (González-Calvo, Gustavo) ORCID (Bores-García, Daniel) ORCID (Hortigüela-Alcalá, David)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X
DOI	10.1177/1356336X211031533
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Online Courses; Distance Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Preservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; Physical Education Teachers; Foreign Countries; Educational Benefits; Burnout; Practicums; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Ausland; Bildungsertrag; Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Spanien
Abstract	This study analyses the factors that affect the pedagogical practice and the consideration of the subject of physical education (PE) for a group of students in initial training to become teachers, with the intention of (a) discovering what feelings the COVID-19 pandemic arouses in the future teachers when having to teach physical education virtually, (b) investigating the advantages and disadvantages of the virtual teaching of PE during the pandemic, and (c) finding out how the pandemic has changed their perception towards the teaching of PE and their passion for teaching. Twelve future teachers (four women and eight men), who were completing a practicum during their last year at university, participated in the study. A qualitative methodology was employed, in which data were obtained through individual online interviews and online focus groups. The data were analysed using a thematic content analysis and a constant comparison method. The results show, among other aspects, that future teachers understand that the teaching of PE has to be carried out face-to-face in order not to lose its meaning, that there are implicit shortcomings in the virtual teaching model, and that there is a greater probability of suffering from teacher stress and disenchantment with the profession when following an online teaching methodology. The results can be used to foster a critical dialogue regarding the difficulty faced by PE teachers today, at a crucial moment when the political, social and cultural aspects surrounding it are changing. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01