A Meta-Theoretical Study on the Establishing of objectives in Sport Education

Abstract

Contemporary physical education in schools in Japan has a number of problems and one of them is caused by the unclear objectives of the subject. The purpose of this study is to establish the objectives of sport education by examining the history of the objectives of physical education in Japan from the late 19th century to today. A meta theory is presented for the objectives of sport education by proving that the objectives of physical education up to today have insufficient theoretical basis for the subject.
The results are as follows;
1) One objective of physical education in Japan has been the idea of training the body and mind for the purpose of society.
2) One objective of physical education has been established by external circumstances and it is subordinate to society.
3) The reasons for 1), 2) are as follows;
a. These objectives were established without sufficient consideration of the educational function of physical education.
b. To unite the cultural function of physical education.
c. The term, physical education.
4) This is a logical necessity to change the term physical education to sport education and the objectives of sport education can hardly succeed based on the past objectives of physical education.
5) The objectives of sport education should be considered philosophically, anthropologically and with the idea of human existence. The body seen as the philosophical and anthoropological basis of human existence should be considered as the main objective.