Traditional games in the educational practice of physical education teachers in the Polish-Czech borderland (a research report)
Traditional games in the educational practice of physical education teachers in the Polish-Czech borderland (a research report)

Summary/Abstract: The article constitutes a report of the conducted studies. They were aimed at assessing the methods of understanding traditional games, the knowledge of their examples, their evaluation and scope of use in the work of physical education teachers in selected primary schools of the Polish-Czech borderland within Cieszyn Silesia. PE teachers from Polish and Czech schools, a group predisposed to popularizing traditional games, were chosen as study participants. The current PE education programs are based on exercises and sports rooted in West European traditions. Studies have shown that teachers are aware of the potential of traditional games. However, they do not have the necessary teaching materials at their disposal and often feel unprepared to introduce forms of ludic activities, especially local ones, into the process of physical education of children and teenagers. Therefore, it is necessary to determine solutions which would support PE teachers in popularizing these components of cultural heritage. The research results provided a basis for suggested actions which could enable physical education teachers to actively participate in reintroducing the knowledge of once popular games and accustom the youngest residents of the region to practicing also these playful behaviours that originate from the local cultural traditions.

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