EUJAPA 2014, 7(1):6-20 | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2014.001

TEACHING GAMES FOR UNDERSTANDING (TGFU) AS A POSITIVE AND VERSATILE APPROACH TO TEACHING ADAPTED GAMES

Kendall Jarrett, Serge Eloi, Stephen Harvey
1 Canterbury Christ Church University
2 Universite Paris-Est Creteil
3 West Virginia University

This paper presents a small scale research project that focused on pre-service physical education (PE)teachers' and sports coaches' considerations of using Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) to teachgames. A research design akin to action research was adopted whereby pre-service PE teachers and sportscoaches (n = 72) completed a one-off 90 minute introduction to wheelchair rugby league utilising a TGfUapproach. Data were generated through end of session whole-class reflections, semi-structured individualinterviews undertaken (n = 3), and post session first-author/primary practitioner reflections. Data analysiswas conducted via inductive coding procedures and revealed three themes: 1) TGfU as a positive pedagogy;2) TGfU as a versatile approach, and 3) significance of content within a PE Teacher Education programme.

Keywords: Adapted sport, TGfU, pedagogy, curriculum, physical education

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Jarrett, K., Eloi, S., & Harvey, S. (2014). TEACHING GAMES FOR UNDERSTANDING (TGFU) AS A POSITIVE AND VERSATILE APPROACH TO TEACHING ADAPTED GAMES. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 7(1), 6-20. doi: 10.5507/euj.2014.001
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