Life history study of a teacher who practiced inclusive physical education, focusing on his undergraduate teacher training period

The research question for this study was why Mr. A practiced interactive and collaborative learning in physical education, which was not common at the time when special education was the mainstream for children with disabilities.The purpose of this study was to clarify the factors that led to Mr. A's practice of interactive and collaborative learning in physical education, focusing on life history during his teacher training period at X University and when he was assigned to a public elementary school.Using life history's autobiographical approach, the KJ method and SCAT were used to analyze interviews and records of articles and other documents written by Mr. A. The results revealed the following.Mr. A's cross-cultural experience of studying abroad under the guidance and recommendation of his undergraduate thesis advisor was a factor in shaping "his identity as a teacher involved in the education of children with disabilities at an elementary school" upon graduation.After being assigned to an elementary school, he initially conducted "research on interactive physical education as a special class teacher".However, after being