Comparative Cultural Study on Physical Culture and School Sports in Asian Countries

本研究旨在探讨亚洲国家的体育文化与学校体育。13名研究人员在13个国家的每个领域进行了为期四年的研究，结果如下：1.研究人员在中国大陆、台湾、韩国、菲律宾、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡、越南、柬埔寨、印度尼西亚、缅甸、澳大利亚和日本进行了研究。如农村传统游戏与体育的变迁，学校体育的比较研究，儿童生活方式的比较研究，体育中的性别，体育课程，2004年9月在滋贺县滋贺大学举办了"亚洲体育研究论坛"学术会议，并在会上发表了有关亚洲体育研究的论文。参加本次会议的研究人员来自中国、台湾、韩国、菲律宾、泰国、马来西亚、斐济、新西兰、澳大利亚和日本。5.通过本次学术会议，我们在亚洲国家之间建立了一个研究网络。通过四年的研究，我们认为保持和发展亚洲国家间的研究网络对于亚洲体育研究的发展是必要的。而日本的研究者们则为亚洲体育研究的发展做出了更多的努力。

The purpose of this study is to research on physical culture and school sports in Asian countries. 13 researchers study at each area of 13 countries for four years.The results are as follows :1.The researches were conducted in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippine, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Australia and Japan.2.Researchers studied each theme : for example, the changes of traditional games and sports in the rural area, comparative study of school sports, comparative study of children's lifestyle, gender in sports, sports curriculum in physical education, and so on.3.The results of the studies were presented in English as much as possible in the Asian countries.4.We held an academic meeting named ‘Asian Sports Studies Forum' on September 2004 at Shiga University. Researchers participated in this meeting is from China, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippine, Thailand, Malaysia, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.5.We were made a research network between Asian countries through this academic meeting.6.We were studied about school sports of Asian countries from overseas students at the annual meeting in Japan. They were from Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Indo, South Korea, Myanmar, and China.7.Through four years studies, we were sure that it is necessary to keep and develop the study network among Asian countries for the progress of the Asian sports study. And Japanese researchers make effort more to develop the Asian sports studies.