Alinierea programelor universitare la curriculumul de educație fizică (clasele I–IV): analiză descriptiv–comparativă [Articol]

Abstract

The article examines the alignment of pre-service training for teachers who teach Physical Education in the primary cycle (grades 1– 4) with current curricular and regulatory requirements. This descriptive– comparative study analyzes the program plans of USEFS/IEFS, UPSC, and USM (total hours, share of contact hours, course–seminar–practicum structure, ECTS) and maps the university structure to the curriculum’s learning units. The findings indicate distinct profiles (USEFS/ IEFS – practice-dominant; UPSC – balanced; USM – theoretical–applied) and underscore the need to strengthen the practical component for full alignment with the competence-based paradigm. The study proposes an alignment matrix and simple indicators (a ‘practical footprint’) for program calibration. Limitations: comparison across different years and unit-level mapping estimates.