ERIC Number: EJ1153386
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1837-7122
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Olympism, Physical Education and Attitudes and Values: What Do Graduating Teachers in Aotearoa, New Zealand Know and Understand?
Culpan, Ian; Stevens, Susannah
Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, v8 n3 p259-272 2017
Attitudes and values (A + V) are an important component of the New Zealand physical education (PE) curriculum. These A + V have a strong synergy with the philosophy of Olympism and New Zealand is recognised as one of the few countries to link these constructs in a national curriculum statement. While these two constructs are linked, little is known about graduating teachers' knowledge of them. This study set out to understand the graduating teachers' knowledge of A + V in the national PE curriculum and that of Olympism. The study identified that there was variability between primary and secondary students' knowledge of the curriculum's A + V and the philosophy of Olympism. Conclusions include the suggestion that there are some inadequacies that need addressing in present Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs. It recommends that a more systematic approach be adopted drawing on a critical tradition to address the explicit teaching of combining A + V and the philosophy of Olympism within present ITE PE programs.
Descriptors: Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Philosophy, Curriculum, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Values, Athletics, Ethics, Prosocial Behavior, Well Being, Physical Development, Role Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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