The Impact of Postmodern Society Values on Professionalizing Physical Education and Sports Teachers

Abstract

This paper highlights the changes of the Romanian school required by the exigencies of a postmodern society characterized by: dynamics, globalization, diversity, lifelong learning, communication, etc. One of the major restructuring needs of the Romanian school is the one of professionalizing teachers by redefining and re-evaluating teaching skills. In the research conducted on pupils’, students’, and teachers’ perceptions of the role and competencies of physical education and sports teachers, conclusions were drawn that underline the need for developing/training physical education (PE) teachers’ skills from several perspectives: professionalizing teaching career; paradigm shifts in school (student-centering, skills training, “A different school”, etc.); compatibly between the student’s needs and the requirements of the labor market.