主办单位:成都体育学院
ISSN 1001-9154 CN 51-1097/G8

Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2021, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (6): 82-89.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2021.06.014

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Research on the Characteristics of Physical Education Teacher Training Institutions during the Period of Renxu Schooling System in Republic of China

ZHANG Yubao   

  1. Institute of Physical Education, Anyang Normal University, Anyang Henan 455000
  • Received:2020-10-10 Revised:2021-05-20 Online:2021-11-15 Published:2021-11-26

Abstract: The Renxu schooling system opened a new journey of education transformation in China. The training institutions for physical education teachers created during the period were in sharp contrast with the Guimao schooling system in the late Qing Dynasty. By means of literature and expert interview, this present paper studies from multiple aspects the characteristics of the 16 training institutions for physical education teachers during the period. The findings show that: The institutions were mainly established during the period from 1922 to 1925, presenting a trend from increase to decrease. The institutions fell into 3 categories: private-run, government-run and association-run. The three categories were basically equal in number. The names adopted by the institutions were basically Physical Education Major Institution, Physical Education Department or Physical Education Normal School, the name of “gymnastics” was not used any more. The duration was in three forms: 2 years' schooling, 3 years' schooling and 4 years' schooling, with 2 years' schooling as the main form, and the overall schooling time was significantly longer than before. Credit was an important form of curriculum and teaching management. Courses were diversified but mainly classified into compulsory and elective ones. The number of theoretical courses increased significantly and educational and teaching courses received more attention. Most institutions had more theoretical courses than technical courses, and more compulsory courses than elective courses. The overall curriculum system for physical education teachers' training had basically taken shape.

Key words: Renxu Schooling System, training of physical education teachers, training institution, sports curriculum, sports history

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