Research on the Operational Status and Strategies of Primary and Secondary School Physical Education Master Teacher Studios

This study examines Physical Education Master Teacher Studios (PEMTS) in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Beijing, and Shanghai, analyzing operations, objectives, management, and challenges across provincial, municipal, district, and school-level studios. Using interviews with 31 hosts and member surveys, findings indicated: (1) PEMTS operations show regional commonalities and localized cultural traits. (2) Core objectives emphasize team development, cultivating teaching/research leaders, resource provision, and amplifying studio influence, reflecting integrated educational functions. (3) Administrative oversight at each level prioritizes ethics, teaching outcomes, research output, and host influence in evaluations. While assessment dimensions remain consistent, quantitative requirements decrease from provincial to district levels, with school-level studios lacking formal standards. (4) Shared challenges include insufficient administrative guidance, lax member management, ambiguous regulations, unquantified evaluation criteria, and failure to align institutional branding with cultural contexts. Additionally, misalignment between collective goals and individual growth limits intrinsic motivation for teacher development. The study highlights systemic gaps in PEMTS operational frameworks and proposes standardized evaluation systems and goal integration strategies to enhance sustainability.