Transforming Dance sessions in Physical Education lessons : Merging Self-Study and Activity Theory for a Reflexive and Flexible Teaching and Learning Practice
Michel Serres entitled his latest book (2020), “I Thank the Physical Education Teachers for Teaching Me to Think”, and what if physical education was or would be this cornerstone that allows reflexivity ? By reflexivity, we will understand, on the one hand, the capacity for reflection in action (Arc...
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| Materialtyp: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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EJRIEPS
2025
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| Länkar: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sammanfattning: | Michel Serres entitled his latest book (2020), “I Thank the Physical Education Teachers for Teaching Me to Think”, and what if physical education was or would be this cornerstone that allows reflexivity ? By reflexivity, we will understand, on the one hand, the capacity for reflection in action (Archer, 2010 ; Oudot & Poggi, 2010), but, on the other hand, the possibility of developing a critical mind. Individual actions within a collective practice define the human being. Drawing on the example of a self-study (Fletcher & Ovens, 2015), the author, the subject of the study, presents two facets of her reflexivity through her practice. Taken for granted, the framework of activity theory (Engeström, 2014) highlights the importance of individual activity moulded into a collective group. In that case, the author’s reflective decisions in her practice and profession have enabled her to define a critical and innovative professional identity. Through the various critical moments (Burbules, 2019 ; Lather, 1998) encountered in her practice, the author invents and creates new learning supports as mediated artefacts (Vygotsky, 1978) to inform her teaching and learning practices. Couldn’t we envisage a new role for the physical education teacher in the 21st century, one that would be experienced and experimented with ? |
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