The VUCA crisis influencing impacts on Physical Education

Abstract

          The VUCA crisis and the epidemic situation of COVID-19 during 2019-2020, caused significant impacts on people around the world in many dimensions. The education system needed to face gigantic changes. There was a modification in education that changed the teaching and learning style to be online, affecting every learning subject, especially Physical Education. In general, Physical Education must be taught along with actual practices, which very difficult or impossible to execute using online platforms. Therefore, it is a major challenge for the education system to adjust appropriate teaching styles and methods conforming to the situations in order to reduce inequality and maximize the efficiency of the students.

          In the 21^st century, in order for both teachers and students to easily adapt to changeable and uncertain situations, they need to prepare, accept, and adjust accordingly. The teachers turn from tutors to guiding coaches which changes the type of education to active learning that best suits Physical Education in the current situation. Since it is a teaching process that encourages learners to participate in class, it is crucial to create interactions between instructors and learners. This aims to make the students take the practice actively and appropriately as it is the type of learning that effectively develops high-level thinking skills which will help the learners to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information efficiently in new situations. Concerning the learning atmosphere for the students, making them study with fun, engaging, and progressing their physical development properly are also important. Moreover, creating motivation for interaction between the students and teachers would be beneficial for learning Physical Education and achieving the goal of learning together happily.