한 여자 체육 교사교육자의 교수경험에 대한 탐구

An Inquiry into the Teaching Experiences of a Female Physical Education Teacher Educator

The purpose of this study was to explore the teaching experiences of a physical education teacher educator in Northwestern National University of Education in Korea. Specifically, this study focused on the pedagogical contents of elementary physical education teaching method course, the ways of teaching, and the experiences and meanings of being a female physical education teacher educator. A case study approach (Yin, 2009) incorporating interviews, observations, and written personal essays was used to investigate the participant’s teaching experiences. Data analysis consisted of examining， categorizing， tabulating， testing， or recombining evidence to draw conclusions. To achieve the trustworthiness of data, peer debriefing, member checks, and triangulation were used. The participants provided critical teaching experiences, enlightening perspectives, and specific recommendations regarding her teaching experiences and the field of physical education teacher education profession. Five major thematic categories were emerged from the data: (1) Influences of the doctoral program, (2) concepts focused lectures, (3) difficulties in preparing for the methods courses, (4) changes in teaching perspectives, and (5) discrepancies between prospective teachers’ expectations and their perceptions about teaching elementary physical education. The authenticity of the participant’s teaching experiences call for further scrutiny and discussion of the female inductees of physical education teacher education profession. Suggestions for future research and systematic support for the female physical education teacher educators were made.