This study aimed at investigating Korean secondary school physical education teachers` utilization pattern of both textbooks and teacher resource books.
Data were gathered from two sources: a questionnaire survey of 654 physical education teachers and...
This study aimed at investigating Korean secondary school physical education teachers` utilization pattern of both textbooks and teacher resource books.
Data were gathered from two sources: a questionnaire survey of 654 physical education teachers and interviews of 24 additional teachers. The results can be summarized as follows:
1. About 24% of the subjects said that they had utilized textbooks very frequently or frequently when planning and teaching lessons: 38% said rarely or very rarely. Junior high School teachers and large city teachers tended to use textbooks more frequently than high school teachers and rural area teachers, respectively.
2. The main reasons for using textbooks were the lack of other appropriate information sources and the national curriculum mandate. The contents and expertise level of textbooks were criticized by many respondents.
3. About 18.4% of the teachers said that they had utilized teacher resource books very frequently or frequently when planning and teaching lessons: 38.6% said rarely or very rarely. Junior high school teachers and public school teachers tended to use teacher resource books more frequently than high school teachers and private school teachers, respectively.
4. Many subjects reported the lack of other appropriate information sources and easy availability as the main reasons for using teacher resource books.