Authors
Kirk, KelvinAffiliation
University College Plymouth St Mark & St JohnIssue Date
2012-11
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An in-depth examination of secondary research was undertaken together with a focussed case study to investigate whether current practices within primary physical education (PE) were best serving the learning needs of children in primary schools. A secondary purpose of this research was to examine the implications for this area of primary education regarding the professionalisation of sports coaching. The study was conducted within a unitary authority in the South West of England. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, firstly with both Partnership Development Managers (PDMs), followed up by questionnaires carried out with all of their School Sport Co-ordinators (SSCo's). Subsequent semi-structured interviews were then conducted with a primary school head teacher, a head of primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE), and with the only specialist primary PE teacher found within this authority. These research processes extrapolated information which highlighted current practices in many primary schools with regards to their PE delivery, and the findings illustrated that whilst current PE provision in most secondary schools was generally believed to be of a high standard, embracing recent initiatives and the current National Curriculum, the delivery of PE in primary schools was found to be less consistent. After several processes of inductive research it was concluded that widespread changes in the whole primary PE provision, starting from Initial Teacher Education, ought to be considered.Citation
Kirk, K. (2012) 'The future for primary physical education', Journal of Pedagogic Development, 2 (3), pp.38-44.Publisher
University of BedfordshireJournal
Journal of pedagogic developmentAdditional Links
http://www.beds.ac.uk/jpd/journal-of-pedagogic-development-volume-2-issue-3/the-future-for-primary-physical-educationType
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enSeries/Report no.
Volume 2Issue 3
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2047-3265Collections
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