Training of physical education teachers: From didactics of subjects to knowledge of teaching

Abstract

This paper debates professionalization in educational sciences and its relationship to college education of Physical Education professionals. Three hypotheses were discussed in the context of curriculum development: i) the difference between science and didactics of a subject; ii) the difference between biographic knowledge, expectations of Physical Education students, and knowledge of the subject that must be conveyed; and iii) the difference between didactics of the subjects and knowledge of teaching or the transformation of didactics knowledge on the subjects into knowledge of teaching. A //modularized curriculum proposal is presented for training Physical Education teachers elaborated in an international curriculum development project. Finally, a Module was //elaborated to present its structure based on the educational theory of self-education and the dialogical theory of movement.