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Exploring the efficacy of an international immersion program towards building cultural competence for health and physical education teachers: Australia and Samoa
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Exploring the efficacy of an international immersion program towards building cultural competence for health and physical education teachers: Australia and Samoa

Lana McCarthy, Matthew Winslade and Suzie Schuster
Physical education and physical activities of children, youth and adults and healthy active living, pp.339-354
Slovak Scientific Society for Physical Education and Sport and FIEP, 1st
01/02/2022
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Abstract

cultural competence physical education Partnerships International immersion teacher training Physical education and development curriculum and pedagogy Teacher education and professional development of educators Pacific Peoples education not elsewhere classified
This situation-based chapter will explore the notion of international immersion programs within Health and Physical Education Teacher Education (H)PETE) aimed at addressing multiple international stake holder driven outcomes. Focusing firstly on an Australian regional based university, this chapter will examine the contributing factors behind the adoption of an immersion program (known as the Samoa Sports Outreach Program, SSOP) as a way to develop increased levels of cultural competency, unpacking the perceived benefits of utilising such an approach. The chapter will also consider what is required for sustainable continuation of such immersion programs in the future including the exploration of the need to develop authentic partnerships not only benefit the Australian participants but also provide meaning and benefits for the host nation. To help understand the impact of a program such as the SSOP the chapter will draw on the work of Health and Physical Education (HPE) academics from Samoa, to provide an increased understanding of the regional issues impacting the population of the Island nation justifying the choice of Samoa to base such an immersion program. The chapter will then look to the future to present some potential HPE theoretical models and a specific target population group based on the presented situational analysis (increased female participation) that could be adopted to support future programs cognisant of the needs of both the Australian and Samoan stakeholders.

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