Comparative Study of the Elementary Physical Education Curriculum in Iran and Some Selected Countries

摘要

The purpose of this comparative study was to describe and compare the physical education curriculum among Iran and some selected countries, with the aim of providing information for developing a physical education curriculum. For this purpose, sixteen countries or one of their provinces from all continents of the world were selected according to their availability of their curriculum to the researcher. Countries consisted of china, Japan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Germany, England, France, Russia, Egypt, Nigeria, Sought Africa, Canada, United States, Brazilin, and Australia. Six variables of Kline's (1991) curriculum components including: educational goals, contents, time, place, resources, and evaluation method and three variables of educational components including: educational approaches, curriculum evaluation, and the teacher for physical education were studied. Descriptive and comparative analysis of data showed that each of the countries under study in this research accept different settling for physical education curriculum in their elementary educational goals and the standard for student evaluation. The result showed that in physical education curriculum of countries under study, the most frequent and important educational approach is "decision making on healthy and active life style among students". Daily physical activity is on the top in physical education curriculum of countries under study. As a result, educational approach for physical education curriculum based on lifelong daily physical activity and health during and after school is suggested. Eventually curriculum framework for elementary and high school physical education in Iran was suggested.