The Implementation of a Revised Physical Education Syllabus in Ireland: Circumstances, Rewards and Costs

Autor/inn/en	MacPhail, Ann; Halbert, John
Titel	The Implementation of a Revised Physical Education Syllabus in Ireland: Circumstances, Rewards and Costs
Quelle	In: European Physical Education Review, 11 (2005) 3, S.287-308 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X
DOI	10.1177/1356336X05056769
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Foreign Countries; Rewards; Principals; Course Descriptions; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Questionnaires; Program Implementation; Educational Benefits; Curriculum; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Ausland; Reward; Belohnung; Principal; Schulleiter; Kursstrukturplan; Lehrerverhalten; Fragebogen; Bildungsertrag; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Irland
Abstract	This study is concerned with the particular circumstances, personal rewards and costs, which Irish post-primary principals and physical education (PE) teachers identify as affecting the implementation of the revised junior cycle PE syllabus and in the future revised senior cycle physical education and new Leaving Certificate PE. The concepts of the "local context of implementation" (Kirk and Macdonald, 2001) and "zones of enactment" (Spillane, 1999) are utilized to illustrate those factors that impact on decisions made to embrace revised curriculum. Qualitative data are reported from questionnaires returned by school principals (n = 417) and PE teachers (n = 405). A common constraint affecting the implementation of the revised syllabus included an already over-crowded curriculum. Benefits and costs of implementation related to the examination of physical education increasing the status of PE (reward) and the reduction in non-examinable PE (cost). (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10