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- Title
Lived Experiences of a Hong Kong Physical Education Teacher: Ethnographical and Phenomenological Approaches.
- Authors
Kim Wai Sum, Raymond; Teng-Yao Shi
- Abstract
This study employed ethnographical and phenomenological methods to explore the lived experiences and career of a Hong Kong secondary school physical education (PE) teacher (Wharton) in order to embody his versatile roles through phenomenological description of a lived body itself and the lived world. The central research question is "How does a male secondary school PE teacher manage his work life and the embodiment of his professional roles?" Data collection techniques were in-depth interviewing, participant observation and field notes, participant's reflection documentation and visual elicitation. Concepts of "play to learn," "professional development" and "political empowerment" were used to examine Wharton's lived experiences and career. Themes such as Static Gestalt, Dynamic Gestalt, Style Gestalt and Reversibility Gestalt were identified. This study may inform literature on sociological perspectives and the life histories of PE teachers and applicable to other teachers as they adapt to environmental changes in other settings.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); PHYSICAL education teachers; ETHNOLOGY research; PHENOMENOLOGY; EXPERIENCE
- Publication
Qualitative Report, 2016, Vol 21, Issue 1, p127
- ISSN
1052-0147
- Publication type
Article