(1.School of Physical Education,South China Normal University,Guangzhou 510006,China;2.Shenzhen Futian District Beihuan Middle School,Shenzhen 518036,China) Abstract: By using the theory of path dependence in system transition, the authors analyzed implementation pre-dicaments encountered in the process of the reform of the physical education and health curriculum in basic educa-tion in China: the old fashioned thinking inertia of some participants, high cost restriction of path changing, negative effects produced by the path dependence trough of the old curriculum system, and self intensification of the original curriculum system, and probed into how to form path transcendence from the following 4 aspects: strengthen cur-riculum reform policy promotion, enhance the participants’ curriculum reform awareness; optimize the three-level curriculum management system, improve physical education teachers’ curriculum implementation ability; establish the scientific education development view, implement multiple subject evaluation; perfect the supervision mecha-nism, ensure the effective implementation of curriculum standards, so as to provide theoretical reference for boost-ing curriculum reform to a deeper level. Key words: physical education and health curriculum reform;basic education;path dependence theory |