"There's No Physical Activity in Physical Education": The Challenges of Studying Senior PDHPE in NSW, Australia

Autor/inn/en	Ardzejewska, Kathie; Piscioneri, Antonio; Goode, Kim
Titel	"There's No Physical Activity in Physical Education": The Challenges of Studying Senior PDHPE in NSW, Australia
Quelle	In: World Journal of Education, 4 (2014) 5, S.1-10 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1925-0746
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Physical Education; Christianity; Religious Education; Metropolitan Areas; Physical Education Teachers; Teaching Methods; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Course Descriptions; Mixed Methods Research; Questionnaires; Student Motivation; High School Students; Health Education; Teacher Student Relationship; Semi Structured Interviews; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Christentum; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Ballungsraum; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Kursstrukturplan; Fragebogen; Schulische Motivation; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Australien
Abstract	Using the theoretical frameworks of change and student voice this study examined whether the enactment of the senior Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) syllabus was received positively by students in light of their previous experience with the junior PDHPE syllabus. In addition, the study sought to examine whether there were any differences between the attitudes of females and males. Thirty-seven senior students and two PDHPE teachers from a coeducational Christian school located in a middle class metropolitan Sydney area were recruited for this study. A mixed method approach of questionnaire followed by interview was used. The data revealed that the main factors that influenced student attitudes were the disconnect in both the content focus and pedagogical practice between the junior and senior syllabi. Females reported a more positive experience and were more motivated than their male peers. The main concern for the students was the limited opportunities for physical activity and they reported that they liked studying "health" topics the least. Whether the students saw the change as manageable depended largely on their view of their teacher. Given the findings, it is recommended that attempts should be made to close the gap between the junior and senior PDHPE syllabi. It would also benefit student transition to senior PDHPE study if there were greater dialogue between students and teachers to clarify their perceptions and expectations of each other. (As Provided).
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Update	2018/2/04