The project aims to bring pupils, teachers, student teachers, and teacher educators together in the joint development of physical education as a school subject.
The FUSK project (Research-Based Teaching and Collaborative Learning in Physical Education) was initiated in 2022 as a response to challenges and opportunities arising from the revised Norwegian curriculum (LK20) for physical education.
The project brings together researchers, teacher educators, teachers, student teachers, and pupils in a collaborative research effort to understand and develop the subject of physical education together.
It is anchored in the belief that learning about and improving a school subject requires engagement and mutual learning across these groups, rather than research conducted in isolation from practice.
The research group contributes knowledge about how teaching in physical education and sports subjects is designed, experienced, and developed in practice.
Participants
More about the project
FUSK aims to facilitate shared learning and joint development of physical education among pupils, teachers, student teachers, and teacher educators.
The project also seeks to generate research-based knowledge about how physical education is perceived and experienced after curriculum renewal, and to establish collaborative approaches that support ongoing professional and curricular development.
Relevance
The project is relevant for multiple stakeholders in education: it informs teachers and teacher educators about contemporary classroom practices; supports student teachers’ professional learning; and gives pupils a voice in research about their schooling. Its findings are significant for educational policy, teacher education programs, and school development.
Key research questions include: How do teachers and pupils experience and interpret physical education after the curriculum change? and What collaborative forms of development can emerge when practitioners and researchers work together?
Methodology
FUSK employs a variety of methods that integrates large-scale surveys with qualitative methods. Annual surveys target pupils and teachers to map perceptions and experiences, while qualitative interviews and collaborative research activities with schools and teacher education programs provide deeper insights into practice and development over time.
List of publications can be found on the project website of University of South Eastern Norway (usn.no in Norwegian).
Partner institutions
- University of South Eastern Norway
- NLA University College
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
