Author(s)

Xin Zhang, Siyong Xia

Department of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.

This research aims to discuss and explore, from the perspective of Ecologic Education, the ecologic characteristics of the traditional Chinese sports education and the developmental direction of the teaching model of Chinese traditional ethnic sports education under the guide of the view of Ecologic Education. Firstly, this research explores the background of the appearing of the view of Ecologic Education and the basic ideas of Ecologic Education. After that, the writer of this article comes up with the ecologic characteristics particularly embraced in Chinese traditional ethnic sports education. These characteristics or features include the educational aim of pursuing harmony, the developmental model of advocating co-existence, the knowledge view of cultural circumstance, and the interactive and win-win relationship between teachers and students. After the analysis made above, the writer of this article further argues that under the view of Ecologic Education pursuing life education full of spirituality, focusing on the active construction of knowledge and exploring multiple ways of enculturation can be the very direction of the teaching model of Chinese traditional ethnic sports education.

The View of Ecologic Education, Traditional Ethnic Sports Education, Teaching Model, Harmony, Co-Existence

Zhang, X. and Xia, S. (2015) An Ecologic Approach to Chinese Traditional Ethnic Sports Education. Advances in Physical Education, 5, 50-56. doi: 10.4236/ape.2015.51006.