IMPLEMENTING THE SAMOA HEALTH AND PHYSICAL 实施萨摩亚健康与体育.ppt

Dawn Therese Rasmussen Lecturer Faculty of Education National University of Samoa IA AO SAMOA PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To find out how the teachers in Samoa were implementing the Samoa Secondary Schools Health and Physical Education Curriculum. Problems encountered in the implementation Why it has taken a long time for schools to accept and teach physical education Attitudes and perceptions of teachers towards physical education Teachers knowledge and understanding of physical education HISTORY OF EDUCATION NEW ZEALAND ADMINISTRATION INTRODUCTION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION THE HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM MAIN QUESTION What are the barriers Samoan physical education teachers perceive that hinder the implementation of the Samoa Health and Physical Education Curriculum? What do the Samoan principals and physical education teachers perceive the Health and Physical Education Curriculum to be? a. Do the principals and physical education teachers consider that they have adequate knowledge to implement the Health and Physical Education Curriculum? b. What specific knowledge do the Samoan principals and physical education teachers consider that they require to teach the Health and Physical Education Curriculum What pedagogies are Samoan physical education teachers using in their physical education classes? Do Samoan principals and physical education teachers consider that they are resourced appropriately to implement the Health and Physical Education Curriculum? Two Schools CASE STUDY OBSERVATIONS Teachers SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS Teachers Principals THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Interpretive Paradigm THEMES Perception of health and physical education Knowledge of Health and Physical Education Pedagogical approach Resourcing and Training. Examinations played an important role in the delay in being recognised as a subject There was no curriculum although it was one of the several curricular subjects in the school program. Ministry of Education, Sports and