A Narrative Inquiry of Teaching Practicum Experiences among Physical Education Majors in Non-education University

This The present study is concerned with narratives about teaching practicum experiences of P.E. majors in non-education University. For this study, 4 participants focused on pre-, intra- and post-practicum narratives. As for the study methodology, participants��� narratives were considered primary phenomena, and narrative inquiries were used to reconstruct the meanings of the processes and experiences relevant to the narratives. For data collection, autobiographical writings, reflection logs, e-mails, interviews and portfolios were used. For data analysis, domain and classification analyses were used to find out narrative patterns, plots and themes. The meanings revealed via participants��� narratives included expectations and respect for teachers and advantages and disadvantages of the career. They also mentioned difficulties on the side of teachers during the teaching practicum, new meanings of ���rolling-out the ball��� class and extension of teaching practicum period. Participants also spoke about their understanding of teachers��� enthusiasm and disenchantment with teaching career as well as its being highly meaningful as a career. Through re-storying, they expressed their concerns over a P.E. teacher as a career and remarked on the necessity of corporal punishment. Besides, they were found satisfied with having the best experience in life