The purpose of this study was to extract problems cocerning the physical education textbooks and to propose the views after this on the physical education textbook through clarifying the historical changes of the physical education textbook.
There are very few prior studies on the physical education textbook, though a lot of people had pointed out the importance of the study. We hope to establish a new theory on physical education, this is also a good point in time to do so because just now the course of studies is being revised. This study will contribute to establish a new theory on physical education.
The findings were summarized as follows:
1) The physical education textbook needs the content students are able to have various awarenesses of the issues to the sports.
2) The physical education textbook has to prepare for the information of various levels according to awarenesses of the issues to the sports of students.
3) The physical education textbook has to be made to promote the understanding of meaning of sports to students, by learning the information about sports. And the physical education textbook has to be made for all students to be able to integrate the various cognitions on sports (the cognition of technique in sports, body cognition, group cognition, cognition of sports culture).
4) The physical education textbook has to be considered for all students to be able to develop their critical viewpoint and extend the understanding and heighten the awareness of the potentiality about a life of self and more extensive society.
5) The physical education textbook has to be considered for all students to be able to criticize and analyze the extensive issues of present sports using the integrated cognition through learning by the physical education textbook.
