Purpose: Acknowledging the growing ethnic and cultural gap in diverse teacher and student populations, this study examined the pedagogical experiences of undergraduate physical education teacher education seniors following a teaching experience at a youth development center. Method: A phenomenological case study approach was employed in which…

Purpose: Education policies require inclusive practices across student learning environments internationally. In Canada, provinces and territories oversee their own curriculum development. This study presents a critical discourse analysis of how inclusive education is addressed within Ontario's 2015 Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Grades…

This study examined the implementation and effectiveness of a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP)- informed, 15-week physical education secondary methods course, adapted from its previous in-person format to be completely online for fall 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were 15 preservice physical education…

How preservice teachers (PSTs) learn and deliver Sport Education ("SE") (Siedentop, 1994) is an area researchers believe warrants further investigation (Stran & Curtner-Smith, 2009a). This study explores one PST's experiences delivering SE during a school teaching placement after undertaking a practical "SE" module in his…

Recently, there has been an increase in research on becoming teacher educators, yet little is known about becoming physical education teacher educators (PETE). Responding to concerns about the current state of doctoral PETE programs and inadequate preparation of novice teacher educators, this paper explores our transition from high school teaching…

Investigations into 85 secondary physical education teachers' preferences for in-service activities indicated that selected teacher and school characteristics accounted for significant proportions of the variance among teachers' preferences. (Author/CB)

Examination of 13 secondary school physical education teachers' choices and uses of certain pupil assessment methods demonstrated a range of 90 specific assessment practices, of which 16 percent involved preassessment, 30 percent formative assessment, and 54 percent summative assessment. Teachers' assessment practices were influenced by the effort…

South Carolina's state-mandated staff development initiative, the Physical Education Institute, emphasized how to teach high school student performance indicators. Researchers investigated factors that facilitated or hindered implementation of the performance indicators. Data from three schools indicated that lead teachers facilitated the extent…

Examined how peer tutors' skill levels affected novice learners' swimming achievement motivation and performance. Data on French high school seniors indicated that skilled tutors yielded the best skills for boys, whereas skilled and intermediate tutors yielded the best skills for girls. Skilled tutors led to higher self-efficacy for improvement…

Examined the ecology of "free gym" as it occurred in both school lunch hour and after school community settings. Data collected on urban high school students revealed a student imposed hierarchy dominated by skilled male African American basketball players. Status was gained through what occurred within the free gym ecology. Few students…

Results of a study of 18 cooperating teachers (CTs) supervising physical education student teachers (STs) from five colleges/universities in the Northwest indicated that: CTs provided minimal feedback; held few supervising conferences; and spent little time observing teaching. Through logs and weekly wrap-up reports, STs indicated desire for…

A study of 120 physical educators in selected Nigerian secondary schools indicated that of the four roles examined (teaching, coaching and administration, research and development, student welfare), coaching and administration was the most performed, and characterized by the least role deficit (difference between role-perception and performance).…

Describes the theoretical underpinnings and methodology of research investigating the production and reproduction of gender in physical education lessons in three Australian schools, demonstrating how to explore questions raised within a feminist examination of the construction of gender in physical education using Foucault's poststructuralist…

Surveys of secondary school students to determine their reasons for alienation from physical education indicated 21 percent felt alienated and did not enjoy gym class; half of the alienated students were also alienated from school overall; nearly three-quarters were average or below average in physical skill. A model is presented to help explain…

Australian researchers surveyed secondary school girls to determine reasons for enrollment in physical education (PE). Girls selecting PE enjoyed the break, activity, sports, fitness, and skills. Those not enrolling believed other subjects were more important, PE did not fit their schedules, they exercised enough already, and PE was too…