Integrating physical education and geography : a case study of the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Denmark / Petr Vlcek, Tatjana Resnik Planinc, and Hana Svobodova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vlcek, Petr, author.

Resnik Planinc, Tatjana, author.

Svobodova, Hana, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Physical education and training.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brno, Czech republic : Masarykova University, [2016]

Summary:

The publication is an outcome of activity of International Network C.A.L.M.A.Z, which deals with interdisciplinary cooperation in PE and geography. The authors are representatives of university departments in the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Denmark. The publication aims to present how the participating countries approach, in their curricula, the cooperation in PE and geography. The cooperation is viewed from two perspectives – comparison of curricular documents help ascertain how this cooperation is embedded at the theoretical level. The questionnaire survey with teachers represents a probe into the realization form of the curriculum. In the conclusion, possible approaches to integration are discussed, and practical examples are presented.

Contents:

Intro

Content

1/ Preface

2/ Introduction-state of the art analysis

3/ Basic terminology

4/ Aim of the study

5/ Research methodology

6/ Findings and results

7/ The Czech Republic

7/1 Introduction

7/2 The educational system of the Czech Republic

7/3 Introduction of the offi cial curricula

7/4 Description of PE curricula

7/5 Description of Geography curriculum

7/6 Possible ways to combine PE and Geography in the Czech curricula

8/ Denmark

8/1 Introduction

8/2 The educational system of Denmark

8/3 Introduction of the offi cial curricula

8/4 Description of PE curricula

8/5 Description of Geography curricula

8/6 Possible ways to combine PE and Geography in the Danish curricula

9/ Republic of Slovenia

9/1 Introduction

9/2 The educational system of Slovenia

9/3 Introduction of the offi cial curricula

9/4 Description of PE curricula

9/5 Description of Geography curricula

9/6 Possible ways to combine PE and Geography in the Slovenian curricula

10/ Results of comparison

10/1 Comparison of the school systems

10/2 Comparison of the analysed curricula

10/3 The questionnaire survey analysis-PE and Geography integration

11/ Summary and Discussion

12/ Examples of good practice

12/1 Abstracts of interdisciplinary approaches between PE and Geography, Denmark

12/2 Dancing games in various regions in the Czech Republic

12/3 An example of interdisciplinary integration in the Republic of Slovenia-Šmarna Gora fi eld trip

References

List of tables

List of fi gures

Index

C.A.L.M.A.Z. members and authors

Appendix.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9788021085190

8021085193

Publisher Number:

10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-8519-2016 DOI