Observations and interviews with white high school physical educators and minority students examined perceptions of power and conflict. Both groups noted conflicts of interest related to the value of an educational focus for the class. Both parties attempted to use their resources and power to achieve their valued goals. (SM)

Observations of and interviews with urban high school teachers and students examined situational and personal contextual factors that enhanced or minimized student engagement in physical education. Results indicated that, in contexts promoting engagement, teachers treated students humanely and equitably, expressed concern and interest in them, and…

Study examined the intended planning and teaching decisions of 11 secondary physical education teachers to determine their rationale and goals for a socially focused curriculum. Results suggested teachers' goals for student learning were consistent with an emphasis on social responsibility within the categories of understanding, respect, and…

This study examined contexts that influenced urban high school physical educators' conceptualizations of realistic student goals, noting how teachers changed curriculum content to handle student noncompliance. Field notes and interviews indicated that teachers substantially changed their programs over time, and many programs exhibited…

This study examined the subject-pedagogical content knowledge transformation process associated with middle school physical education teachers' curricular decision making. Findings indicated that teachers shared a common subject content knowledge base but demonstrated personalized pedagogical content knowledge repertoires. Classroom curriculum was…

This case study describes the impact of physical education teachers' value systems on their curricula by examining two middle school physical educators' curriculum content and implementation. Observations and interviews indicated that the teachers established curriculum goals and emphasized aspects of physical education content that related to…

A discussion of the research examining the presence of purpose concepts in middle school physical education uses different curriculum domain perspectives to identify properties of these purpose concepts in the Purpose Process Curriculum Framework. (CB)

Goodlad's domain concept was used to examine content in three physical education programs. Data were collected from documents (ideological and formal domains); interviews (perceived and experiential domains); and observation (operational domain). The ideological domain was found to be the most influential curriculum perspective in the programs.…

Study examined content and task decisions of urban secondary physical educators who prioritized social curriculum goals. Researchers analyzed transcript data from a simulated-recall protocol and found teachers' content decisions were consistent with the goals of cooperation, teamwork, and involvement within the social responsibility value…