TITLE:
The Historical Process of PE Curriculum Status Change in the New Era Has Multiple Dilemmas and Appropriate Directions
AUTHORS:
Zhangcheng Li, Zitong Li, Dong Yan
KEYWORDS:
Physical Education Course, Marginalization, Fundamental Mission, School Physical Education, Physical Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.12 No.5,
May
13,
2025
ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on the change of physical education curriculum status under the background of the new era, and deeply discusses its historical process, multiple difficulties and the appropriate direction of future development. The article first reviews the historical evolution of the status of physical education, pointing out that physical education has been marginalized due to the industrialization process and the prevalence of exam-oriented education, but in recent years, with the promotion of the strategy of “healthy China”, the importance of physical education has gradually been re-examined. However, the current physical education curriculum is still facing many difficulties, including the deep-rooted exam-oriented education, resource constraints, educational policy orientation deviation, misunderstanding of parents and society, and the lagging of curriculum content and teaching methods. These problems lead to the ambiguity of the educational mission of physical education curriculum, the impairment of students’ physical and mental health and social ability, and the challenge of educational equity. To this end, the paper proposes to solve the marginalization problem of physical education curriculum from multiple aspects such as policy guarantee, academic research, personality education, life trend and practical innovation under the background of “double reduction” policy, and emphasizes the irreplacability of physical education curriculum in school education. By clarifying the fundamental mission of the physical education curriculum and promoting its integration with the development of The Times, physical education curriculum is expected to become a strong support for the all-round development of students, and contribute to the education reform in the new era and the construction of a healthy China.