Research Trends on Moral Learning and Responsibility Learning in Physical Education in Articles of JTPE

Abstract

The aim of this study is to take a general view of the research on moral learning and responsibility learning in Physical Education in U.S.A., and to clarify the tasks and future directionalities. This study targeted JTPE that had treated the research on the physical education as a center theme among the scientific journals concerning the physical education and sports in U.S.A. All seven articles reviewed in this paper are from the "Journal of Teaching in Physical Education(JTPE)". As a result, following four issues to be considered were found. (1) The research designs must be developed in the direction where the weak point of the previous study is supplemented, and further development is necessary in the future. They are : (2) to ensure the credibility and objectivity of assessment, (3) to develop a teaching strategy that considers continuing the effect of a teaching strategy and generalization, and finally (4) to develop a teaching strategy uses the element that promotes the morality and sociality involved to the technology of movement and sports.

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