Action Research in Physical Education: Focusing beyond Myself through Cooperative Learning

Autor/inn/en	Casey, Ashley; Dyson, Ben; Campbell, Anne
Titel	Action Research in Physical Education: Focusing beyond Myself through Cooperative Learning
Quelle	In: Educational Action Research, 17 (2009) 3, S.407-423 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-0792
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Action Research; Cooperative Learning; Interpersonal Relationship; Interaction; Teaching Methods; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Educational Change; Teacher Researchers; Student Participation; Journal Writing; Questionnaires; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Observation; Foreign Countries; Grade 7; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Projektforschung; Kooperatives Lernen; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interaktion; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Bildungsreform; Lehrerforschung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Beobachtung; Ausland; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper reports on the pedagogical changes that I experienced as a teacher engaged in an action research project in which I designed and implemented an indirect, developmentally appropriate and child-centred approach to my teaching. There have been repeated calls to expunge--or at least rationalise--the use of traditional, teacher-led practice in physical education. Yet despite the advocacy of many leading academics there is little evidence that such a change of approach is occurring. In my role as teacher-as-researcher I sought to implement a new pedagogical approach, in the form of cooperative learning, and bring about a positive change in the form of enhanced pupil learning. Data collection included a reflective journal, post-teaching reflective analysis, pupil questionnaires, student interviews, document analysis, and non-participant observations. The research team analysed the data using inductive analysis and constant comparison. Six themes emerged from the data: teaching and learning, reflections on cooperation, performance, time, teacher change, and social interaction. The paper argues that cooperative learning allowed me to place social and academic learning goals on an even footing, which in turn placed a focus on pupils' understanding and improvement of skills in athletics alongside their interpersonal development. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10