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50 Years of ERIC
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The Theory of Planned Behaviour: Predicting Pre-Service Teachers' Teaching Behaviour towards a Constructivist Approach
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Wang, Carrie Lijuan; Ha, Amy S. – Sport, Education and Society, 2013
The two-pronged purpose of this study is to examine factors determining the teaching behaviour of pre-service physical education (PE) teachers towards a constructivist approach, likewise referred to as teaching games for understanding (TGfU). Theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was applied to guide the formulation of research purpose and design. Six…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Preservice Teacher Education, Physical Education Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Factors Influencing Pre-Service Teachers' Perception of Teaching Games for Understanding: A Constructivist Perspective
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Wang, Lijuan; Ha, Amy S. – Sport, Education and Society, 2012
This study aims to examine the factors influencing pre-service Physical Education (PE) teachers' perception of a specific constructivist approach--Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) in Hong Kong. By adopting a qualitative approach, 20 pre-service PE teachers were recruited for individual semi-structured interviews. Deductive data analysis was…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Physical Education, Interviews, Foreign Countries
Physical Activity in the Lives of Hong Kong Chinese Children
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Ha, Amy S.; Macdonald, Doune; Pang, Bonnie O. H. – Sport, Education and Society, 2010
To understand the physical activity culture in the lives of Hong Kong Chinese children and their parents, 48 young people between the ages 9 and 16 and their parents, with different socio-economic backgrounds and geographical locations, were interviewed for this study. By applying Confucianism and postcolonialism, this study aimed to investigate…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location, Children
Understanding Teachers' Will and Capacity to Accomplish Physical Education Curriculum Reform: The Implications for Teacher Development
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Ha, Amy S.; Wong, Ada C.; Sum, Raymond K.; Chan, Daniel W. – Sport, Education and Society, 2008
The purpose of this study is to examine the receptivity of physical education teachers to curriculum reform and their capacity to accomplish the proposed changes. A sample of 145 secondary physical educators with different years of teaching experience was recruited to participate in this study on a voluntary basis. Using both quantitative and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Lifelong Learning, Collegiality, Educational Change