A Research On Development And Utilization Of PE Curriculum Resources In Primary Schools In Gansu Minority Nationality Areas

Disequilibrium in distribution of curriculum resources exists in the present curriculum resources of basic education in China .the problems in construction of curriculum resources have aroused attention increasingly. With further reforms of curriculum in basic education, the importance of curriculum resources is widely recognized .development and utilization of curriculum resources is a new field of Chinese basic education reforms. The success of the researches will be a guarantee for he further reforms of curriculum. Development and utilization of curriculum resources should be made under their laws and principles. The present paper aims to make theoretical studies on curriculum resources, which may draw more attention to the topic.Through literature review and date collection, the research on the present PE resources is made in 30 ordinary primary schools in Gansu minority nationality areas ,the results of the research reveal the following problems:1. Traditional sports and folk sports are of great variety, which may be used as PE resources. But such contents are absent in the PE textbooks .so it is natural that the PE classes can not arouse interest of students; The number of the playground and sports apparatus can not meet the standard. Neither can they satisfy the demand of students; It's practical to take advantage of the local geographical resources in PE curriculum; Extracurriculum and after -school activities can not meet the demand of students, which should be developed and utilized to a greater extent; The structure of PE teachers is far from satisfactory. Their academic credentials are comparatively low.a considerable number of teacher are not professionals and they are not employed officially. Therefore, the paper puts forward the following proposals: Teachers' educational concepts and their notions of course plan should be renewed. Experts of the field should be invited. Supports from all circles of people should be sought. "Switch function" among course contents should be reinforced and free choices of course contents should be enhanced. Measures should be taken to solve the problems in development and utilization of PE curriculum resources in Gansu minority nationality areas through such programs as PE Teacher Development Project To conclude, the paper aims to present suggestions and a plan for the development and utilization of human resources as well as the resources of the PE curriculum contents, sports apparatus, PE information, extracurricular and after-school activities in the primary schools of Gansu minority nationality areas.