PRACTICE OF DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION SUBJECT AREA IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL– USING TAICHUNG COUNTY

• Main Authors: Wu Chen-Hung, 吳政鴻
• Other Authors: Chen Chun-Lian
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/51492917408650188986

碩士 === 國立臺灣體育大學 === 體育研究所 === 96 === 　　This study aims to investigate the practice of the director of health and physical education subject area in junior high school, under the implementation of nine-year coherent curriculum policy. The study tries to understand the essence of the role as a director, the good and bad conditions for the practice of the role, the strategies to remove the obstacles, and the differences of the practice made by directors from diverse backgrounds. 　　Both questionnaires and in-depth interviews are used as research methods. The transcripts of those in-depth interviews are analyzed to compare with the results of questionnaires. 　　The main conclusions of the study are: I.Being a communicator and a coordinator between administrators and teachers is the major role that a director of health and physical education subject area plays. II.There are two advantegous conditions for the practice of the role. One is the ability to communicate and coordinate, and the other is the oppornity for professional growth provided by school administration. III.The disadvantegous conditions for the practice of role include the multiple roles played by the director and his/her heavy teaching loads. IV.To improve the communication skills and to provide opportunities for career training are some good strategies to remove the obstacles for the practice of the role. V.The experience of being the director is a significantly different factor for good conditions for the practice of the role; the term of the position is a significantly different factor for bad conditions as well. Other than these two, the rest factors of backgrounds are not significantly different in terms of the concepts for the role. 　　According to these conclusions, the study provides several suggestions for teachers and directors of health and physical education subject area, school administration, and educational administratve organizations.