CABARAN PENGAJARAN SUBJEK PENDIDIKAN JASMANI DI SEKOLAH MENENGAH DI MALAYSIA [CHALLENGES IN THE TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION SUBJECT IN MALAYSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS]

Physical education is one of the crucial subjects in the educational curriculum, meant to produce the healthy-conscious and fit citizens. This can be nurtured via the development of the psychomotor, cognitive, affective and physical fitness aspects. However, the emphasis of this subject has been less prioritised by the schools and parents. In addressing the issue mentioned, this paper discusses the constraints in executing physical education lesson from the aspects of teachers, students, school atmosphere and facilities, school administrators and parental support. In addition, several recommendations and suggestions were proposed to overcome the aforesaid obstacles. This paper concludes that the school administrators and teachers should be optimistic in embracing the changes and transformations taking place, particularly in the effort of upholding the status of this subject to be of indispensable importance as other subjects in schools.Keywords: Physical education, secondary schools, importance, implementation challenges, MalaysiaCite as: Kilue, D. & Muhamad, T.A. (2017). Cabaran pengajaran subjek Pendidikan Jasmani di sekolah menengah di Malaysia [Challenges in the teaching of Physical Education subject in Malaysian secondary schools]. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 2(2), 53-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol2iss2pp53-65 AbstrakMata pelajaran Pendidikan Jasmani merupakan komponen penting dalam kurikulum pendidikan negara untuk melahirkan generasi muda yang sihat dan cergas melalui penekanan kepada aspek perkembangan psikomotor, kognitif, afektif dan kecergasan fizikal. Namun demikian, penekanan kepada pelaksanaan mata pelajaran Pendidikan Jasmani masih kurang diberikan perhatian sama ada oleh pihak sekolah mahupun ibu bapa. Justeru itu, kertas ini membincangkan kekangan pelaksanaan Pendidikan Jasmani berdasarkan beberapa cabaran seperti faktor guru, murid, persekitaran sekolah serta kemudahan fizikal, pentadbir sekolah dan sokongan ibu bapa. Sebagai penambahbaikan, beberapa cadangan dikemukakan bagi mengatasi setiap cabaran yang telah dikenalpasti. Para pentadbir dan guru di sekolah perlu mengambil berat pelaksanaan mata pelajaran Pendidikan Jasmani dari sudut yang positif dan sentiasa bersedia untuk menerima perubahan dalam usaha memartabatkan kepentingan mata pelajaran Pendidikan Jasmani agar setanding dengan mata pelajaran lain.Kata Kunci: Pendidikan Jasmani, sekolah menengah, kepentingan, cabaran pelaksanaan, Malaysia