期刊名称:International Journal of Science Culture and Sport
电子版ISSN:2148-1148
出版年度:2015
卷号:3
期号:4
页码:6-21
DOI:10.14486/IntJSCS449
出版社:International Science Culture and Sport Association
摘要:Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) programs should connect to reality of school life with collaborative and innovative efforts to improve quality of school physical education programs. Undergraduate physical education programs in the United States have changed considerably during the past two decades. One of the main changes was the expansion of non-teaching majors (Zeigler, 1988). The reform of undergraduate physical education programs from single track to multiple was a result of changing employment patterns of students in the programs. Thus, physical education programs in the United States have begun to prepare students in different careers (McBride, 1984). On the other hand, There is an argument over subject matter of physical education being closely aligned to sport, games, and fitness activities that physical education should focus on sub-disciplines (i.e. biomechanics, exercise physiology) (Corbin & Eckert, 1990). Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze these different approaches in reforming PETE programs with a critical inquiry for the future.