In recent years, people have put enormous practical interests in the reactivation of school physical education. In contrast, conceptual discussions on the educational values and practices have not been gathered as much attention. This study purports t...
In recent years, people have put enormous practical interests in the reactivation of school physical education. In contrast, conceptual discussions on the educational values and practices have not been gathered as much attention. This study purports to investigate a perspective by which the value of physical education is interpreted in a new way. It is called as Humanities-Oriented Physical Education(HOPE). It is the newest version of ”Education through the Physical” philosophy. It is interested in the process of cultivating a student into a more holistic being(whole person). It is oriented to the education of whole person. This study introduces the conceptual characteristics and analyzes its educational values. In the second subsection, the characteristics of Science-Oriented Physical Education, which is a newest version of “Education of the Physical” philosophy, are analyzed. The theoretical background of HOPE is followed in the third section. The three important dimensions of HOPE, the goal, the content, and the method, are compared with other important physical education models and perspectives such as Sport Education, Teaching Games for Understanding, and Personal-Social Responsibility Model in the next. In conclusion, some ideas for conceptual clarification, practical application, and empirical research are suggested.