The “Inclusive Learning Workshop” in University Sports Science Teacher Training – Exemplified by the “Didactics and Methods of Swimming” Course

Exemplarisch aufgezeigt am Kurs „Bewegen im Wasser – Schwimmen“

Abstract

In this article, the innovative teaching-learning format of an “inclusive learning workshop” (Schmude & Wedekind, 2016) as part of the course “Didactics and Methods of Swimming” is presented as an example for the university teacher training in the subject of physical education. In the sense of the contact hypothesis (Allport, 1971), it should serve to initiate encounters between the student teachers in the subject of physical education and heterogeneous groups of pupils, to initiate skills in dealing with them and thus to contribute to professionalization through an early practical experience. The concept includes the continuous examination of diversity throughout the course, with the planning, implementation and reflection of an action “Swimming inclusive” by students for pupils in a heterogeneous learning group being a highlight. In this way, students can deal with the topics of heterogeneity and inclusion in swimming lessons and various funding priorities at an early stage of their studies, as well as gain initial experience in teaching pupils. The intention is to initiate the development of a positive attitude towards inclusion.