Research on the Changes of School Physical Education Policies in China from the Perspective of Multi-Source Flow Theory

Based on the perspective of multi-source flow theory, an in-depth exploration is conducted on the changes of school physical education policies in China. At present, the physical health of teenagers is not good, and problems such as obesity and myopia are quite common. The implementation of school physical education policies is fraught with difficulties and faces many obstacles brought about by exam-oriented education in the actual process. The effectiveness of school physical education reform is directly related to the physical health of teenagers and the long-term development of the Chinese nation. Therefore, it is particularly crucial to systematically sort out and summarize the experiences and lessons of past school physical education reforms. The multi-source stream theory is composed of problem streams, policy streams and political streams. When these three streams blend with each other, the “window of policy” will be opened, creating favorable opportunities for the formulation and adjustment of policies. In the development process of school physical education policies in our country, the concept of “health first” has always occupied a core position. From the budding of this concept at the beginning of the founding of the People’s Republic of China to its gradual expansion into the concept of “all-round development” after the reform and opening up, although certain achievements have been made, the practical problems such as the decline in students’ physical fitness remain severe, which has aroused widespread attention and in-depth discussions from all sectors of society. The various opinions and suggestions put forward by all sectors of society regarding these issues have become the source of problems promoting the development of school physical education policies. In terms of policy origin and development, the implementation of the “Double Reduction” policy is of great significance. This policy emerged under the combined effect of political and economic factors, injecting strong impetus into the further development of school sports policies. In addition, the continuous introduction and accumulation of a series of relevant policies over the years have also led to the continuous optimization of the school sports policy system. At the political origin level, the high attention paid by national leaders to school physical education, the active actions of governments at all levels, and the proposal of the “Healthy China” strategy have all pointed out the development direction for school physical education policies.