1정 연수 현장 37일 : 초임 체육 교사의 성장 과정

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to discover the development process of beginning Physical Education teachers for the 1st level in-service education, using grounded theory. Five beginning P.E teachers who participated in the training at the D-university are chosen as research participants. Data have collected using in-depth interviews, daily journal entries, and in-service curriculum materials. The collected data are analyzed using the analysis method suggested by Strauss and Corbin (1990). The findings in this paper have uncovered that the primary development has been made during training while the causal development has been taken during 4th year of teaching term. Factors that contributed to the primary development can be categorized as environmental factors and personal factors. The conditions that are apparent to found are changes in thought-process, communication amongst teachers, productive classroom environment, and psychological pressure after the 1st level in-service training. In conclusion, the 1st level in-service training was found to be a meaningful in-service education in which beginning physical education teachers are able to reflect on their previous 3-years of teaching and further to develop teaching expertise.