Content and structure development of physical education at teacher training universities of Ukraine in 1944–1991

Abstract

Yevtushenko Ye. G. Content and structure development of physical education at teacher training universities of Ukraine in 1944–1991.

This article analyzes content and structure development of physical education at teacher training universities of Ukraine in 1944–1991. It was proved that the main carriers of content and structure of physical education of university students were curricula and programs of common state standard. Updating programs and curricula that influenced content and structure development of physical education significantly, held in 1948, 1953, 1956, 1963, 1975, 1987 and 1989. In the programs the content of physical education was differentiated by orientation (general physical development; sports improvement; educational and health-improving, vocational and applied physical training), components (theoretical knowledge, practical skills), the level of students’ training (preparatory, specialized and sports department). It was found that during the study period major changes in the content were related to its direction. By the end of the 1940s general physical development was a priority, from 1950 till mid-1980s it was sport improvement, from 1987 to 1991 it was educational and health-improving, vocational and applied physical training of students. The structure of the physical education of university students included two kinds of activities: compulsory and optional courses. The curriculum set amount of hours that was set aside for studying these courses. During the study period there were certain volume adjustments depending on changes in the content of physical education.