This study attempts to investigate conflict factors in the field of sports instruction and the role of sports instructor in school based on the perspectives of sports instructors for the stable settlement and development of sports instructor system. T...
This study attempts to investigate conflict factors in the field of sports instruction and the role of sports instructor in school based on the perspectives of sports instructors for the stable settlement and development of sports instructor system. Through study, it aims to explore sports instructor program wether it can contribute to the elementary physical education.
Study subjects were 240 sports instructors who were engaged in National Sports Instructor Association. Survey for the study was conducted from October 1, 2010 to October 15, 2010. Open ended questions were used for 240 applicants, and questionnaire papers of 204 subjects were collected. This research used critical incident report invented by Flanagan(1954) as a survey tool and used open-ended questions, which had been employed by Gwak Eun Chang(1998), Kim Yun Hee(1999), and Hong Won Tak(2005). Results according to inductive analysis, which is often used in recent qualitative studies are as follows:
Firstly, conflicts of sports instructors appeared under the sequence of individual conflict, interpersonal conflict, role conflict, and role ambiguity. Middle areas of individual conflict were classified as internal conflict, external conflict, and compensation, while middle areas of interpersonal conflict were classified as conflict of responsibility in classes, conflict in teaching-learning, the recognition of sports instructor system, conflict with the group, and vertical relationship. Middle areas of role conflict were classified as class area, area besides teaching, and duty regulation, while middle areas of role ambiguity were classified as class area and area besides teaching.
Secondly, large areas on desirable roles of sports instructor appeared under the sequence of the activation of elementary physical education, regular class, school work besides teaching, activity of physical education besides teaching. Middle areas of the activation of elementary physical education were classified as student-oriented expectation effect, elementary physical education-oriented expectation effect, and the development method of sports instructor system, while middle areas of regular class were classified as preparation for class, classroom discussion, and roles in class. Middle areas of school duty besides teaching were classified as instrument management, work of physical education, and self-development. Middle areas of physical education activity besides teaching appeared to be one area of physical education activities besides regular class.