The didactic clinic as a window into teachers’ knowledge in physical education: The case of judo instruction
This exploratory and comprehensive study focuses on the personal knowledge of teachers that is passed on to students in physical education classes. The study presents three clinical didactics vignettes of teachers who are specialists in judo. The results show that this personal knowledge was built up during their practice as young judo students. The role of the “experientially already-there” and its effects on teacher conceptions are examined in connection with personal knowledge. In light of the key effects of the “experientially and conceptually already-there,” the article proposes a few potential avenues for initial teacher education in physical education.