Wolde, Bezabih(PhD)Abera, Tadesse2018-06-202023-11-092018-06-202023-11-092014-08http://10.90.10.223:4000/handle/123456789/2317The purpose of primary school physical education is to provide opportunity for primary school pupils to develop physically, mentally and emotionally so as to make them successful in their learning. Teaching must be effective, if children are to acquire the skills that lead them to a physically active life style. Therefore, based on the above statement, the study was conducted in Amhara region, North Shoa zone, in some selected primary schools in Debre Berhan. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the practice, challenges and prospective of primary school physical education teachers. The subjects of the study include 18 male and 9 female teachers, 177 male and 258 female students, 14 school directors and 5 cluster school supervisors. The participants were selected based on descriptive survey method probability and non probability simple random sampling and stratified sampling techniques. Moreover, purposive sampling technique was employed to select some subjects of the study. The major instruments in the study were questionnaire, interview and class room and field observation. The questionnaires were administrated to both teachers and students to consolidate the information obtained from the questionnaire, unstructured interview was conducted with the school directors and cluster schools supervisors. The information gathered through class room and field observation was used to supplement the data obtained through different instruments. The findings of the study related to the practice, challenges and prospective of physical education teachers, the respondents reported main unique challenges that significantly shaped their thinking about their careers and students along with strategies they used to overcome or manage these challenges. The findings of the study revealed the fact that some of the major findings are limitation of skills and knowledge, less or no support by the directors and super visors to full fill the teachers’ demands, Shortage of facilities, shortage of budget and large class size. Implication centered on the nature of elementary school physical education teaching, developing an informed and realistic vision of the subject and the role of teacher preparation and professional development for their future perspective on the profession. Key words Physical Education, Profession, Elementary PE, AdministratorsenPhysical Education; Profession; Elementary PE; AdministratorsThesis