Far-western University
Faculty of Education
B.Ed. in Health and Physical Education
Course Title: Professional Development in Health and Physical Education
Course No. : HP.Ed.472
Nature of course: Theory
Level: B. Ed.
Semester: Seventh
Total periods: 45
Time per period: 1 Hour
1.Course Introduction
This course has been designed for those students who specialize in health and physical education. The main purpose of this course is to provide the wider knowledge on professional development and professional status of health and physical education in Nepal. So, this course is designed for the student to develop an understanding of the conceptualization of professionalization in health and physical education, building supportive environment, action research, and appreciative leadership for professional development.
2. General Objectives
The general objectives of this course are as follows:
- Delineate need, qualities, competencies, standards and code of ethics for health education professionals.
- Identify supportive culture for increasing efficiency of health education professionals.
- Show the relationship action research with professional development.
- Discuss concept and principles of appreciative leadership and its role in HPE professional development.
- Identify professional status and role of various organizations for professional development of HPE in Nepal
3. Contents in Detail with Specific Objectives
| Specific Objectives | Contents |
| Introduce the concept of health and physical education profession. Identify the need of professionalization in health and physical education. Discuss various approaches of profession. Elucidate qualities essential for health and physical educators. Identify standards for professional development in HPE. Internalize code of ethics for HPE professionals. | Unit I: Professionalization in Health Education (12 hours) 1.1 Introduction of health and physical education profession 1.2 Need of professionalization in health and physical education 1.3 Approaches of professions (Static, process and socioeconomic) 1.4 Qualities essential for health and physical educators 1.5 Identifications of competencies for health and physical education professionals 1.6 Standards for professional development HPE profession 1.7 Code of ethics for HPE professionals |
| Explain a culture to support professional learning. Explore supportive culture for increasing professional efficiency. Discuss the role of research on HPE professional development. Evaluate professional development of health and physical educators. Plan professional development program for HPE professionals. Identify essential skills for HPE professionals. | Unit II: Building Supportive Environment for Professional Development (10 hours) 2.1 Build a culture to support professional learning 2.2 Supportive culture for increasing efficiency (Feasibility, important goals, supportive supervisors, supportive peers, supportive students) 2.3 Role of research on HPE professional development 2.4 Evaluating and assessing professional development (Formative and summative approach) 2.5 Planning for professional development 2.6 Essential skills of HPE professionals (Reflection, goal setting, decision making) |
| Explain the basic process and steps of action research. Discuss the importance of action research for professional development in HPE. Connect action research in teaching HPE. | Unit III: Action Research for Professional Development (7 hours) 3.1 Basic process and steps of action research 3.2 The importance of action research for professional development in HPE 3.3 Connecting action research in teaching health and physical education |
| Explain the concept of appreciative leadership. Explore 4D cycle of appreciative leadership. Describe principles of appreciative leadership. Explore traits of a good leader. Discuss the role of appreciative leadership for HPE professional development. | Unit IV: Appreciative Leadership for Professional Development (8 hours) 4.1 Concept of appreciative leadership 4.2 4D cycle of appreciative leadership 4.3 Principles of appreciative leadership 4.4 Traits of a good leader 4.5 Role of appreciative leadership for HPE professional development |
| Analyze the preparation of physical education teachers and their status in Nepal. Explore the professional organizations related to HPE. Discuss the role of various governmental and non-governmental organizations in development of HPE in Nepal. Discuss the ways to improve teacher performance in the HPE classroom. | Unit V: Professional Preparation of HPE in Nepal (8 hours) 5.1 Preparation of health and physical education teachers in Nepal 5.2 Status of health and physical education teachers in Nepal 5.3 Professional organizations related to health and physical education 5.4 Role of various governmental and non-governmental organizations in development of health and physical education in Nepal 5.5 Ways to improve teacher performance in the health and physical education classroom |
