This study is for reflective research of dance class in school which is superficially operated. For this purpose, it exposes procedure dance class which is deployed by male sport teacher, and proposes a new possibility through educational meaning for ...
This study is for reflective research of dance class in school which is superficially operated. For this purpose, it exposes procedure dance class which is deployed by male sport teacher, and proposes a new possibility through educational meaning for dance class. As participants for this study, 4 PE teachers who are actively practicing dance class are selected. And as methods of study, qualitative research is used to contextually understand experiences of participants. Data collections are carried out by observation, in-depth interview and documents, and by analyzing existing researches. In addition, this study describes procedures of encountering and discord with dance class while participants are practicing dance classes, and it also describes each characteristic of teacher's roles and deployment of dance classes which participants perform. The meanings of dance classes which the participants experienced are following:
First, entertainment and beauty were regarded as important meaning which is exposed by dance classes. Second. it analyzed meaning of self-control and creative expression of human body. And third, this study analyzed the meaning of immerged experiences in dance classes which means that immersion is a procedure of learning and a power source leading to learning. Fourth, it analyzed the meaning of dance classes leading to harmonization in sport classes. As key issues which dance class will find, first, it is a 'change from formalized dance to various creative expression activities'. Second, in terms of equality in man and woman, it is for providing opportunities exposing benefits of both male and female through dance classes instead of counteractive relationship between man and woman. Third, for esthetic re-interpretation of dance classes, it explains that detailed cases for distinctive beauty which exists only with dance need to be suggested. Fourth, 'Reborn of dance in PE education', it stressed on view of educator which communicates with students and pays attention to changes in students although professionalism of dance is important for activating dance classes.
Key words : case study, dance class, expressive activity, experience, educational meaning