An Approach to Re-Skilling of In-Service Teachers in Physical Education in South African Schools

Autor/inn/en	Stroebel, Leoni C. E.; Hay, Johnnie; Bloemhoff, Hermanus J.
Titel	An Approach to Re-Skilling of In-Service Teachers in Physical Education in South African Schools
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 39 (2019) 2, Artikel 1643 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Stroebel, Leoni C. E.) ORCID (Hay, Johnnie) ORCID (Bloemhoff, Hermanus J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Physical Education Teachers; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Evaluation; Teacher Placement; Inservice Teacher Education; Teaching Skills; Teacher Competencies; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Ausland; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Evaluierung; Lehrerfortbildung; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Lehrkunst; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	During the past two decades, curriculum restructuring in South Africa has had some unintended consequences; one of these being the unrealistic demands expected from Life Skills (LS) and Life Orientation (LO) teachers. Physical Education (PE) finds itself within the multi-faceted subject of LS/LO, therefore the teacher, often without requisite training, has to be accountable for the dissimilar demands of this multidisciplinary subject. The continuing professional development needs are undoubtedly just as diverse as the subject itself is. The aim of the study was to explore an approach for capacitating in-service LS/LO teachers responsible for teaching PE. The research reported in this article employed a qualitative design, which comprised semi-structured interviews with 10 Subject Advisors of LS/LO in the Free State. Themes that emerged from the data analysis were assessment problems, inappropriate allocation of teachers; rotation of teachers; and lack of knowledge and understanding; which culminates in the need for in-service training. The results of this study indicate the necessity for reskilling of in-service LS/LO teachers and propose an approach for a re-skilling programme to equip these teachers with the essential knowledge and skills to teach PE proficiently. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01