Making a Real Difference in Physical Education: The Contribution of Reflection in Initial Conceptions of the Teaching Profession (83039)

The 10th European Conference on Language Learning (ECLL2022) in London UK

Speakers at The 12th European Conference on Language Learning (ECLL2024) will provide perspectives from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds.

IAFOR Research Centre

The European Conference on Language Learning is organised by IAFOR in partnership with the IAFOR Research Centre at Osaka University, Japan.

All

Find

Bookmarks

Making a Real Difference in Physical Education: The Contribution of Reflection in Initial Conceptions of the Teaching Profession (83039)

Session Information: Teaching Experiences, Pedagogy, Practice & Praxis
Session Chair: Paula Queirós

Sunday, 14 July 2024 13:55
Session: Session 3
Room: G12 (Ground)
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation

All presentation times are UTC0 (Europe/London)

In the literature on physical education, reflective practice has been praised for its integration into curriculum programs. Especially in initial teacher education (ITE), the path to follow aims to overcome the barriers imposed by behavioral and technicist approaches, refraining from critical thinking, questioning, or autonomy to teachers and students. Given the relevance of reflection to accessing new lenses to view teachers' practice and alter their perspectives, this study aimed to comprehend the contribution of reflection in changing, or not, the understandings that future teachers have about teaching practices in Physical Education.
A total of one hundred and twenty-two participants from the first year of a master's program in Physical Education were included in this study during the 2021/2022 academic year. Data collection was carried out through individual reflections on the 'teaching professionalism' curricular unit. A deep familiarization with the data was conducted, and central themes were generated using thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006).
The results showed that: i) future teachers have a reductionist conception in the initial phase of their training, shaped through reflection stimulated throughout the semester; ii) reflection allowed an understanding of pedagogical practice focused on student-centered approaches, adapting to the contexts diversity.
These results indicate the need for ITE to promote reflective spaces among professionals who consider continuous critical reflection to integrate it into daily professional practice. Therefore, it will be possible to guarantee quality Physical Education, which effectively contributes to students' development as critical and participatory citizens.

Authors:
Paula Queirós, University of Porto, Portugal
Paula Silva, University of Porto, Portugal
Ana Rita Águeda, University of Porto, Portugal

About the Presenter(s)
Professor Paula Queirós is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at University of Porto in Portugal

See this presentation on the full schedule – Sunday Schedule

Making a Real Difference in Physical Education: The Contribution of Reflection in Initial Conceptions of the Teaching Profession (83039)

Conference Comments & Feedback

Comments

Powered by WP LinkPress

Share this Presentation

Posted by Clive Staples Lewis