scholarly journals Highway to Health - an innovative Way to address Health in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) (Highway to Health - una forma innovadora de abordar la salud en la formación de profesores de Educación Física (PETE))

Retos ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 321-327
Author(s):  
Hans Peter Brandl-Bredenbeck ◽  
Ralf Sygusch

In the last two decades the German educational system has experienced significant changes. The new generation of curricula is no longer input-oriented, but its targets are output-oriented. A central characteristic of these new curricula is the fact that learning targets are described in terms of competences students have to acquire. Taking the example of health as a content the following article presents theoretical, conceptual as well as practical aspects of how competence-oriented teaching-learning processes in Physical Education Teacher Education as well as in PE lessons in school are conceptualized and implemented. On the background of the theoretical “Erlanger Model for Competence Orientation in Sport (ECSpo)” the article gives answers to the following guiding questions: Which sport-related health competencies should be conveyed to pupils in physical education (PE) and how should this be done? Which competencies do PE teachers need in order to address the topic health in PE lessons? Specific learning objectives and learning tasks developed and applied in a joint project seminar between university and school are presented and discussed.Resumen. En las últimas dos décadas el sistema educativo alemán ha experimentado cambios significativos. La nueva generación de programas de estudio no es más “input-oriented”. Sus objetivos son orientados a los productos. La característica central de estos nuevos currículos es el hecho de  los objetivos de aprendizaje son descritos en términos de competencias que los estudiantes tienen que adquirir. Tomando el ejemplo de la salud como contenido, este artículo presenta los aspectos teóricos, conceptuales, así como aspectos prácticos de cómo los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje orientado competencia son conceptualizados en la formación del profesorado de Educación Física, así como en clases de educación física en la escuela. En la base teórica del "Erlanger Model for Competence Orientation in Sport (ECSpo)" el artículo da respuestas a las siguientes preguntas orientadoras: ¿Qué competencias para la salud relacionadas con el deporte deben ser comunicadas a los alumnos de educación física (PE) y cómo deberá  ser esto hecho? ¿Qué competencias necesitan los profesores de educación física con el fin de abordar el tema de la salud en las clases de educación física? Son presentados y discutidos objetivos específicos de aprendizaje y tareas de aprendizaje desarrollado y aplicado en un seminario conjunto entre la universidad y la escuela.

Author(s):  
Raquel Pérez-Ordás ◽  
Alberto Nuviala ◽  
Alberto Grao-Cruces ◽  
Antonio Fernández-Martínez

Service-learning (SL) is the subject of a growing number of studies and is becoming increasingly popular in physical education teacher education (PETE) programs. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the implementation of SL programs with PETE students. The databases used were Web of Science, SPORTDiscus (EBSCO), and SCOPUS. Articles were selected on the basis of the following criteria: (a) published in a peer-reviewed journal; (b) covers the use of SL programs with PETE students; (c) relates to physical education or physical activity programs; (d) availability of a full-text version in English and/or Spanish. Thirty-two articles met the inclusion criteria. Two types of findings were observed: firstly, findings relating to the study characteristics and objectives and, secondly, recommendations for improvement of this type of intervention. The objectives of the different studies focused on (a) the impact of the SL methodology on PETE students’ professional, social, and personal skills; (b) its impact on the community; (c) analysis of the effectiveness and quality of the programs. All but two studies analyzed the impact of SL on PETE, while only four analyzed community participants and only three analyzed the quality of the SL program. Recommendations for improving SL programs used with PETE students included: all stakeholders, e.g., students and community participants, should be studied and coordinated; the quality of the programs should be assessed, as studying the effectiveness of SL programs could help to attain the objectives of both students and the community; mixed methods should be used; and intervention implementation periods should be extended to provide more objective, controlled measurements.


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