Program content of teaching physical education in order to prevent violence in educational institutions

Abstract

The primary goal of this paper is to show the capacity of the program content of physical education in the implementation of the third specific objective of the Framework Action Plan for the Prevention of Violence in Educational Institutions. Ministry of Education brought this plan in January 2009. The third specific objective of the Framework Action Plan: Provide preventive and protective role of school sport and sporting activities of students. This paper examines the extent to which this goal is achieved, trough regular classes, after-school and extracurricular activities of physical education; indicates the capacity of the teaching field in the creation and development of a safe and supportive environment in the institution; sees level of participation by experts, council and teams in the design and implementation of sports activities in school and the extent to which these activities are implemented in the institution documents, plans and programs of experts, and larger teams; it is the sustainability of these activities achieved in school practices and also to strengthen the competence of teachers in supporting the development of students personality, communication and collaboration. In order to complete document association of council, experts and teams in the institution, there has been an insight into the school curriculum, the development plan, annual plan of the institution, protection program community of students, the curriculum of a school parliament, council of parents, higher vocational and physical education teachers and report on the implementation of the protection program. In order to document by empirical data the capacity of the teaching areas in the function of preventing violence, a sample of 46 primary schools in Sumadija area, evaluation of the implementation of sports and sports activities students in programming classes of physical education, was executed. By these results, it can be concluded that in teaching methods is not fully brought to life to use programs of physical education in the development of a safe and supportive environment in the institution. School program as a background document does not contain possible extra-curricular and after-school activities in the programming of physical education, which realization would explicitly encouraged the construction of a safe and secure environment in the institution. Annual plans of the institution does not include the activities of The Framework Action Plan for the Prevention of Violence in Educational Institutions. Plans and Programs of the Students' Parliament and the Parents Council does not consider and suggest sports activities that are directed toward creating a safe environment in the institution. Team for students safety in their prevention activities did not recognize the importance and contribution to school sport and recreational activities in creating a tolerant atmosphere. Expert council of physical education teachers is failing to implement school sport and sporting activities and effectively integrate and link them with a team of student safety within a school in order to prevent violence at the facility and at sport events. Sustainability of these activities in practice is not achieved.