Idrottslärares förståelse för hälsa : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om hur lärare uppfattar hälsa

Sammanfattning: The purpose of the study is to contribute to knowledge about physical education teachers' understanding of health and how the view of health can be related to theories about health. The theories used in the study are the salutogenic and pathogenic perspective and KASAM. Four physical education teachers participated in a qualitative interview study. The result showed that the physical education teachers have similar views on health in the current society. However, the view on health has changed since the teachers' upbringing until today. The result showed that students today are more sedentary than before, and spontaneous sports have almost disappeared. The physical education teachers hung out with friends while doing physical activity during their upbringing, and therefore did not consider that physical activity has a positive effect on health. The physical education teachers spoke of a salutogenic perspective on health when describing their upbringing and used a more pathogenic language about their health today and about young people today. The physical education teachers want to teach about and in health to prevent health-related diseases. The results showed that health in physical education is often defined as theoretical, and that the purpose of the physical part of physical education is to improve fitness and reduce the students' sedentary behavior.