ERIC Number: EJ1110737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jul
Pages: 15
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Mainstreaming and Maintaining: Perspectives of Social Justice from HBCU PETE Alumni
Clark, Langston; Heaven, Anthony; Shah, Usman
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v35 n3 p226-240 Jul 2016
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to garner the perspectives of teaching for social justice (TSJ) and teacher education for social justice from individuals who were previously or currently are affiliated with physical education teacher education (PETE) programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). A second purpose was to elucidate the meaning of TSJ as it pertains to PETE faculty who were once students of color at HBCUs. Participants: The participants were five Black Americans (three men and two women) alumni of HBCUs. Method: The research design was descriptive-qualitative using an interviewing approach for data collection, which also included artifact analysis. (Gay, 1996). Specifically, primary data were collected through semistructured in depth interviews. Data analysis occurred through the usage of immersion. Results: The emergent themes were: mainstreaming and maintaining, intergenerational justice, and different and divergent. Conclusion: Results of this study indicate that: the nature of social justice is contextual; HBCUs prepare students to teach within both the mainstream and Black communities; and that values and practices related to social justice are passed from teacher educator to teacher education student.
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Education, Physical Education Teachers, College Faculty, Black Colleges, Minority Group Students, Alumni, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews, Cultural Awareness
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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