Effect of value orientation on teaching philosophy of physical education teachers in peninsular India (South India)

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to analyze the priority given by physical education teachers to different teaching value orientations while curriculum decision-making. The inventory was directly sent to teachers via online mode to collect the data. One hundred twenty physical education teachers have completed this value orientation inventory short form (VOI-SF). The total score from each value orientation was descriptively analyzed. Independent t-tests were used to examine the data by gender, teaching level, and teacher's years of experience. The result indicates that teachers possess one or more value orientations in decision-making. There was no significant difference based on experience or specialization but a significant difference was found in gender regarding Learning Process and Ecological Integration at 0.05 level of significance.