국가교육과정 개혁에 관한 미 체육교육자들의 인식고찰

Abstract

This study was to explore physical education (PE) teachers’ and PE teacher educators’ perceptions on a standardized national PE curriculum in the United States (U.S.). 11 PE teachers (female=6, male=5) and 12 teacher educators (female=6, male=6) were purposefully selected to participate in in-depth interviews that were coded and analyzed. Themes indicated most teacher educators were strongly opposed because of the rigidity of such a standardized approach while PE teachers showed relatively positive sentiment. In addition, the majority of participants believe that a nationwide PE curriculum would not be successfully implemented in the U.S. due, in part, to the geographical differences and sociocultural diversity. The field of P-12 PE must offer clearer and more aligned guidelines for standards-based curriculum, assessment, and instruction. Also, PE curricula would need to allow for local flexibility and teacher autonomy in order to maintain educational adaptability and coherence.