Primary teachers as physical education curriculum change agents

Teachers as agents of curriculum change: closing the gap between purpose and practice

Curriculum policy in many countries has been subject to a distinct shift in emphasis in recent years (Priestley & Biesta, 2013). Following two decades of centralised direction of the content (and even the methods) of the curriculum, there has been a shift to curricular models which emphasis local flexibility in curriculum-making, positioning teachers as autonomous developers of the curriculum. ...

Primary teachers’ experience of a physical education professional development programme

Professional development (PD) is essential for primary school teachers to meet the demands of the education system. Quality PD is aligned with classroom conditions, school contexts and teachers’ daily experiences. The purpose of the study was to explore primary teachers’ experiences of a 6-week physical education professional development programme (PE-PDP). A single school case study was employ...

Constructing the Curriculum: National Curriculum, Teachers' practice & Change

Integrated approach in primary school physical education curriculum: a possible explanation of the expert's view

Abstract: The objective of this research was to study the feasibility of integrative approach in physical education course at the elementary level from the point of view of experts. The researchers used descriptive survey method for this study. The statistical population consisted of physical education experts majoring in curriculum development or management and planning who were familiar with ...

Pragmatic innovation in curriculum development: a study of physical education teachers’ interpretation and enactment of a new curriculum framework