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50 Years of ERIC
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Kelder, Steven H.; Karp, Grace Goc; Scruggs, Philip W.; Brown, Helen – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
Is there anything more important than the health, well-being and education of a nation's children? This paper takes the position that school is the most important place to educate children about health and to develop lifelong health promoting skills. We believe that health promotion programs and activities are integral to the school's…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Promotion, Health Programs, Comprehensive School Health Education
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Karp, Grace Goc; Scruggs, Philip W.; Brown, Helen; Kelder, Steven H. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
As mentioned in the introduction, Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) programs and physical education teachers will need to identify and resolve the tensions of shifting from a traditional role of a self-contained physical education program to that of an expanding role of physical education that supports lifelong physical activity in…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Comprehensive School Health Education, Physical Education, Physical Activities
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Woods, Marianne; Karp, Grace Goc; Judd, Michael R. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2011
Given recent evidence that a shortage of qualified candidates for PETE positions exists (Boyce & Rikard, 2008; Woods, Goc Karp, & Feltz, 2003), this dual purposed study was designed to examine the nature of and possible factors that may contribute to that shortage. The first purpose was to examine the results of searches from the perspectives of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teacher Education, Teacher Educators, Teacher Shortage
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Ward, Phillip; Sutherland, Sue; Woods, Marianne; Boyce, B. Ann; Karp, Grace Goc; Judd, Michael R.; Parker, Melissa; Rikard, G. Linda; Sinclair, Christina – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2011
In this paper, we situate the findings from the studies in this thematic issue within the current policy environment that influences the status, rankings, and funding contexts for doctoral programs in Physical Education Teacher Education within and across institutions. We identify common challenges that these doctoral programs are confronted with…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teacher Education, Doctoral Programs, Status
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Karp, Grace Goc; Woods, Marianne L. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2008
Examining how preservice teachers (PTs) perceive and implement assessment may provide clues as to how we can refocus the way future teachers use assessment. A conceptual framework addressing PT beliefs and how they change was applied in this study to examine PTs' (N = 17) beliefs and understanding of the role of assessment and evaluation on…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Physical Education, Student Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment
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Karp, Grace Goc; And Others – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1996
This study examined the work roles of physical education teacher educators by gender and tenure status in research and doctoral-granting institutions. Surveys indicated that dissonance existed in the areas of research and teaching. Structural ambiguity was evident between institutional values and personal skills, particularly for tenured women.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Higher Education, Mentors, Physical Education Teachers