A review of selected physical education teacher education texts in German (2017-2018)

This review article is based on research articles in several scientific journals published in German over the past two years (January 2017 to December 2018). Short descriptions of the reviewed journals are provided in the review published in IJPE issue 1/2008 (Holzweg, & Budde, 2008) and are not repeated in this article. In total, more than 60 journal issues were reviewed: ten issues of Bewegung & Sport (previously known under the title Bewegungserziehung), eight issues of the German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research (previously known under the title Sportwissenschaft), ten issues of Sportpädagogik, 24 issues of Sportunterricht, eight issues of Zeitschrift für Sportpädagogische Forschung, as well as six issues of Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie. All articles published in the above journals in the respective period relating to physical education teacher education were taken into account in the present review article. The reviewed articles are divided into two categories: one focusing on physical education teachers’ professionalization, and the other focusing on instructional aspects in physical education