Guidelines to Promote Wushu Teaching for University Students in Henan Province, The People's Republic of China

Xiong Jianing
Thailand
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8343-2406
Siri Thee-Asana
Thailand
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5685-9046
Prakit Hongaeanyatham
Thailand
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2196-0258
Keywords: Guidelines; , Promote; , Wushu Teaching
Published: Nov 11, 2024

Abstract

Background and Aim: The research background of the promotion guide for Wushu teaching for university students in Henan Province is multifaceted, including historical and cultural background, educational policies and reform needs, changes in university students' sport’s needs, the unique value of martial arts teaching, and the challenges and opportunities it faces. These background factors together constitute an important foundation and prerequisite for the promotion of martial arts teaching for university students in Henan Province.


Materials and Methods: This article conducted an in-depth investigation into the current development status of martial arts teaching in universities in Henan Province through research methods such as literature review, questionnaire survey, and expert interviews. This study selected 380 undergraduate students majoring in Wushu and traditional ethnic sports from six universities in Henan Province, including the School of Physical Education at Zhengzhou University, Henan University, Henan University of Technology, Shangqiu Normal University, Luoyang Normal University, and Yellow River University of Science and Technology, as the total population, and 192 students as the sample; 18 teachers fill out teacher survey questionnaires (18 teachers are Physical Education Teachers from Six Universities in Henan Province).


Results: University wushu teaching in Henan province in the popularization, teaching content and methods, teacher strength and teaching conditions have made some achievements, but there are also shortcomings (1) Advantages: Martial arts have outstanding functional and value advantages; Martial arts have a wide range of adaptability; There are various types of martial arts events; (2) Disadvantages: The difficulty of martial arts movements is relatively high; The teaching content of martial arts is rich; The infiltration of ideological and political education in the curriculum is not perfect; The development of "learning, practice, and competition" is not in place; Lack of referee workability; Students have little interest in learning martial arts. (3) Shortcomings; Insufficient venue equipment and facilities; Unequal distribution of university funds


Conclusion: (1) give full play to the role of policy, maximize the development of martial arts projects, tap the professional potential of teachers, and promote the development of specialized teaching of martial arts; (2) with the help of modern information technology, change the teaching mode, renew the teaching method, refine the teaching content, and improve the students; independent study, learning ability and innovation ability; (3) constantly improve the professional quality of teachers, carry out teacher training regularly, and strengthen the training of teachers in colleges and universities, exchange between learning, actively build a communication platform to improve the professional ability of teachers, students through mutual exchange, mutual reference to find their own project positioning, develop their own expertise in boxing projects; (4) increase teaching and training, students can have enough time to study special elective courses, so as to improve the level of special skills; (5) colleges and universities to increase the teaching of special elective courses in martial arts, funding, to encourage students to go out to study, to subsidize the training funds of the teachers of special courses, Since the sample is limited to six universities in Henan province, we are conducting a thesis study that needs to be aware of this limitation.

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Jianing, X., Thee-Asana, S. ., & Hongaeanyatham, P. . (2024). Guidelines to Promote Wushu Teaching for University Students in Henan Province, The People’s Republic of China. International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews, 4(6), 723–734. https://doi.org/10.60027/ijsasr.2024.5613

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