Thesis:

Identifying the challenges in teaching physical education teaching methods from the perspective of elementary education students

The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the challenges in teaching physical education teaching methods from the perspective of elementary education students. In this study, a qualitative approach and interpretive phenomenological analysis strategies were used. The statistical population was composed of elementary education students at the Islamic Azad University of Sabzevar in 1403. In this regard, 12 people were interviewed using the purposive sampling method. Data collection was conducted through in-depth semi-structured interviews and the data were analyzed with grounded theory and in three stages of primary, secondary, and final coding. Based on the results, 7 main categories (personal characteristics; curriculum and evaluation; ethics; training courses; resources and facilities; organizational issues; and evaluation) were identified in three categories of educational, infrastructural, and individual challenges. The conclusion was that in teaching physical education teaching methods, there should be more equipment and students should follow the curriculum and not do random activities. Universities should create a program for professors to follow and provide more equipment for teaching physical education teaching methods to support and facilitate the learning process. Universities should include more equipment and games to make sports more attractive and also involve different games to make the lesson more attractive. According to the results, developing an appropriate strategic plan to maximize the strengths and opportunities and overcome weaknesses and help reduce the effects of some of these bottlenecks and challenges on the process of modern physical education teaching is an important and infrastructure to overcome the challenges in this field.

Keywords: Physical education teaching methods, challenge, elementary education.