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

›› 2014, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 78-84.

• PHYSICAL EDUCATION • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Characteristics and Enlightenment of Leisure Sports Curriculumfor Undergraduates in American Universities——a case study of Indiana University

PENG Guo-qiang1, TANG Yan2   

  1. 1. Dept. of Physical Education, Changzhou College of Information Technology, Changzhou Jiangsu 213164;
    2.Institute of Physical Education and Training,Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 20043
  • Received:2014-05-16 Revised:2014-05-16 Online:2014-04-20 Published:2014-05-16

Abstract: The research on the curriculum system of leisure sports for undergraduate in Indiana University demonstrates that the training objectives of Indiana University are based of social demand for leisure sports professionals, the purpose of which is to produce "generalists" for society. Its talent training scheme is characterized by strong freedom, sociality and diversity. The curriculum is heightened by its combination of basic courses and professional courses, exhibiting tremendous autonomy and clear purposes. The professional curriculum is remarkable for its extensiveness and pertinence with lot of emphasis put on the options and practicalness. The case study can serve as a good example for China to follow suit and work out a series of corresponding curriculum so as to boost China's leisure sports curriculum.

Key words: America, University of Indiana, leisure sports, curriculum

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