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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Preparation of HPE Teachers in New Zealand
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Smith, Wayne; Philpot, Rod – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2011
Health and physical education teacher education (HPETE) in New Zealand has been subjected to numerous external influences and change elements in recent years. This article reflects on the impact of these influences on HPETE in our higher education institutions since the introduction of a new curriculum framework in 1993. The 1993 curriculum…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Physical Education, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries
Beginning & Graduating Student-Teachers' Beliefs about Physical Education: A Case Study
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Philpot, Rod; Smith, Wayne – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2011
This paper reports the findings of a case-study that examined the different beliefs about the nature and purpose of physical education of beginning and graduating physical education teacher education students. Four themes emerged from the findings: "physical education as sport versus physical education as more than sport"; "the perceived…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Case Studies, Preservice Teacher Education