An unexplored part of the smorgasbord : An interview study of physical education teachers' views on teaching physical education in relation to martial arts

Autor: Blixt, Max
Jazyk: švédština
Rok vydání: 2023
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Popis: The purpose of this study is to investigate physical education teachers, from the upper secondary school's, view of martial arts teaching in the subject of physical education. The study also examined physical education teachers' views on challenges and self-strengthening elements that are linked to martial arts teaching in the subject of physical education. The study was carried outwith six semi-structured in-depth interviews with physical education teachers from western. The results showed that a large proportion of the teachers had similar views on the suitability of martial arts in school. Their responses were consistent with previous research on the benefits of martial arts lessons for students. Based on self-strengthening elements and challenges with martial arts, the teachers had different points of view. This was due to the different levels of knowledge in the martial arts.
Databáze: OpenAIRE