(Department of Physical Education,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China) Abstract: By introducing related theories and process of physical education teacher cultivation in Germany, and by comparing related specialized curriculums set up by German Cologne Institute of Physical Education and Beijing University of Physical Education, the author made a specific comparative study of physical education teacher culti-vation in China and Germany, pointed out that the two countries have something in common in physical education teacher cultivation, namely, capacity requirements for physical education teachers and “three-stage cultivation sys-tem”, and something different in specialized theoretical curriculum, education science curriculum and the degree of recognition of the practice stage, then analyzed factors that cause the differences, and concluded that the causes for these differences include such factors as social economic conditions, cultural education tradition, degree of sports development, and recognition of the career of physical education teachers, of the two countries. Key words: scholastic physical education;teacher cultivation;curriculum setup;China;Germany |