An Analysis of Intangible Cultural Heritage-Related Contents in the Textbook for Elementary Physical Education

The purpose of this study is to investigate how intangible cultural heritage(ICH) related contents are presented in elementary school physical education textbooks. To achieve this goal, the five categories presented in the framework of the ICH Convention (oral traditions and representations, performing arts, social customs / consciousness and festivals, knowledge and practices of nature and the universe). And physical education textbooks were analyzed. As a result, the contents related to intangible cultural heritage presented in elementary school physical education textbooks are centered on oral traditional expressions and performing arts categories. And the establishment of a system for sustainable education was found to be insufficient. In the context of finding legitimacy in the introduction of physical education into physical culture, ICH education is absolutely necessary in physical education, and it is more systematic and specific in textbooks that are the most widely used textbooks in physical education.