Designing a model for improving reflective practice in physical education teachers

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1 Ph.D Department of Sports Management, Razi University, Kermanshah

2 Ph.D candidate in the Department of motor Behavior, University of Tehran

Abstract

The purpose of the current research is to design a model for improving reflective practice in physical education teachers in Iran. The research community consists of scientific experts from universities and managers and physical education teachers of Kermanshah province. A semi-structured interview was conducted with twelve members of the research community using the purposeful snowball sampling method. Then, the text of the interviews were analyzed using the method of content analysis. In this research, in order to make the findings reliable, the process of coding, analysis, written and visual display of data was described regularly and accurately. Based on the findings, the benefits of reflective practice include increasing self-confidence to perform tasks, increasing motivation to progress, increasing performance motivation, increasing creativity and innovation, increasing health and well-being, creating space for fun and optimism, improving relationships and cooperation, strengthening discipline and responsibility. Stress management and increased job satisfaction and increased team cohesion. Disadvantages include dependence on external incentives, increase in stress and psychological pressure, increase in harmful competition, increase in wrong investment, increase in social pressures, unstable performance improvement, decrease in the ability to manage stress and communication, decrease in attention to moral and social principles, decrease in honesty and transparency. Also, strategies for improving stress and pressure management skills, counseling and psychological support, promoting a culture of positive reflection, creating practical opportunities for practice, mindfulness exercises and emphasizing time spacing to improve reflective performance were identified.

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  • Receive Date: 09 October 2023
  • Revise Date: 15 December 2023
  • Accept Date: 07 February 2024

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