Survey on the Present Condition and the Issues Concerning the Curriculum Reformation of the Physical Education in Higher Education

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to make clear the present condition and the issues concerning the curriculum reformation of the physical education in higher education. The curriculum lists and syllabi published by 1075 colleges in 2000 were investigated. And the questionnaire was distributed to the 163 college which did not have established the physical education as a required course in 1997. The return rate was 52.8%.
The results of this study are summarized as follows:
1) The physical education curriculum was established with 98.5% in all colleges. Sixty-one point eight % of all the colleges established physical education as a required course. National and other public colleges had more physical education as a required course than private colleges and junior colleges.
The colleges which were established physical education as a required course decreased from 3 years ago. Subject title which was used the words of “physical education” was established with about 30.0% in all subjects and it decreased from 3 years ago, either.
2) Physical education staffs did not almost have a relation to change the physical education curriculum from required course to non required course, but they had a relation to change subject title. To change the curriculum from required course to non required course had a positive estimation by physical education staffs.
From these results, it is suggested that physical education subject is going to improve and vary more and more. Therefore, physical education staffs should grapple with Faculty Development activity.