Ethics and Values in Physical Education

Activity 3: Expert Groups

Duration: 60 min

Expected outcomes Participants deepen their understanding of Physical Education, Rights of Children, Democracy and Cultural Diversity. Participants deepen their understanding of the main concepts related to diversity (culture, identity, equality, empathy, prejudice, stereotype, discrimination, racism, citizenship, global interdependence, sustainability, etc.)

Methods/techniques used Expert Groups Debriefing

Resources 1 Copy of Appendix 1 Copies of Appendix 2 to 5 (The number of copies will depend on the number of participants per micro-group. See below)

Practical arrangements Space for group work.

Procedure Step 1 – Grouping (5 min) Give participants a card from Appendix 1. Ask them to form micro-groups according to their card. Step 2 – Expert Groups (20 min)

Inform participants that they are going to be working in micro-groups. Each micro- group is going to receive a text which they must read, discuss and summarise. Give the first micro-group copies of Appendix 2, the second micro-group copies of Appendix 3, and so, on so that each micro-group is working with a different text. Step 3 – Group Sharing (20 min) Ask participants to regroup, using the same cards as in Step 1. This time, participants must form micro-groups of 4 and there needs to be a different card in every new micro-group. Participants take it in turns to discuss the reading from their expert group in Step 2 with the other participants in the micro-group. Step 4 - Debriefing (15 min) How did you feel when you where the “expert” in the field? What are the advantages of this working method? What struck you in the articles you read? What are the implications for Physical Education?

Tips for trainers This co-operative technique relies on expert groups made up of 4 participants, or as per number of appendices. The original micro-groups may have more or less participants but the number should be kept to a minimum. Micro-groups of 5 participants would work - 20 participants divided into 4 micro-groups and then 5 expert groups. Divide 24 participants into micro-groups of 3 and have 2 micro- groups working on the same text – 24 participants divided into 8 micro-groups and then 6 expert groups. If the number of participants is not a multiple of 4, then have participants shadow each other. You may consider summarising the Appendices.