A Brief History of Physical Education Programs in the United States

A Brief History of Physical Education Programs in the United States

Authors

  • Xiaotong Tang College of Physical Education and Health Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
  • Zedong Cai College of Physical Education and Health Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
  • Bin Wang College of Physical Education and Health Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
  • Mingxiang Yang Yongkang NO.5 Middle School, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53469/jsshl.2024.07(03).12

Keywords:

Physical education curriculum, Curriculum standards, Curriculum content

Abstract

Physical education curriculum standard is a programmatic document to lead the development of physical education, this paper analyzes the three versions of the U.S. physical education curriculum standard in 1995, 2004 and 2013, and discusses the framework of the curriculum standard, the content of the curriculum standard and the evaluation of the curriculum standard, which shows that more and more attention is paid to the cultivation of the "complete human being", and describes the five stages of the development of American higher physical education. It shows that more and more attention is paid to the cultivation of "complete human beings", and elaborates on the five stages of the development of higher physical education in the U.S. Through the study of the development of the U.S. physical education curriculum, it can help the reform of today's physical education curriculum in our country, and has a certain reference role.

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2024-06-30
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