2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Methodological and cultural studies on the issues and suggestions for the improvements in teaching kendo at British universities

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22700601
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Physical education
Research Institution	Fukuoka University of Education
Principal Investigator	HONDA Sotaro 福岡教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (10452707)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Keywords	剣道 / 英国剣道 / 指導法 / 修練法 / 国際的普及
Research Abstract	This study attempted to interpret British university club teachers' views of training and teaching of kendo, and the problems that they have in teaching in their clubs by employing the methods of questionnaires and interviews. Their thoughts were divided into four categories ; 1) their views on training, 2) their sense of responsibility to their clubs, 3) their thoughts on teaching, and 4) their sense of gaps between themselves and their students. The factors that they had constructed their thoughts on each category were also interpreted. These findings will make a great contribution to developing methodologies of training and teaching of kendo for further development of British university kendo.