Abstract
In our research, it was aimed to examine the relationship between physical education and sports teachers' curriculum design approach preferences and their commitment to the curriculum and to determine the variables that affect these two concepts. In this regard, a total of 780 physical education and sports teachers, 400 women and 380 men, who agreed to fill out the survey form applied to the study on a voluntary basis, participated. The data of the research were collected using the "Personal Information Form", "Curriculum Design Preference Scale" and "Curriculum Commitment Scale". Independent T-Test, One-Way Anova, Pearson Correlation and Linear Regression analysis were applied to the data found to be normally distributed. In the analysis results, a significant difference was found in education program design approach preferences in terms of age and years of experience, and in commitment to the curriculum in terms of gender and years of experience (p<0.05). It was also observed that design approach preferences were associated with commitment to the program and design approach preferences were a significant predictor of commitment to the program (p<0.05). The conclusion of this study indicate that teachers' preferred instructional design approaches influence their adherence to the curriculum, particularly emphasizing the significance for physical education and sports teachers. Furthermore, it has been determined that teachers' preferences for instructional program design vary according to their years of experience and gender, and these factors have an impact on their commitment to the curriculum. While young teachers tend to prefer student-centered design approaches, more experienced teachers tend to adopt content and problem-centered design approaches. In this regard, it is believed that supporting studies aimed at enhancing teachers' adherence to programs and contributing to the effectiveness of the teaching process, especially for physical education teachers, is necessary.