IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY COMPETENCES: PERCEPTIONS OF HEADMASTERS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS

The purpose was to assess headmasters and Physical Education teachers' perceptions on the implementation of Key Competencies (KKCC). All the secondary schools located in Burgos (Spain) agreed to participate. A mixed research design was used. On one hand, an expert validated questionnaire was used to obtain data from all the headmasters (N=30) and all the heads of the Physical Education departments (N=30); on the other hand, a single case study was conducted in one of the schools. Headmasters highlighted that KKCC foster students' learning and help assess the whole learning process. Teachers underlined that the KKCC promote the use of different learning methods in class and they believed that cooperative learning strategies are needed. Age influenced headmasters' positive perception on KKCC, and teaching experience influenced teachers' perceptions. The single case study showed that PE teachers in the same department work differently the KKCC.