ERIC Number: EJ1195524
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Publication Date: 2018-Oct
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Influence of Occupational Socialization on the Perspectives and Practices of Internationally Born Sport Pedagogy Faculty Members Working in American Universities
Park, Chan Woong; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D.
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v37 n4 p397-406 Oct 2018
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the influences of occupational socialization on 11 sport pedagogy internationally born faculty members' (IFMs) perspectives and practices regarding physical education teaching and physical education teacher education (PETE). Method: Data sources were formal and informal interviews and documents illustrating the IFMs' practices. They were analyzed using constant comparison and analytic induction. Findings and Conclusions: All of the IFMs' possessed progressive teaching orientations and were committed to carrying out high-level PETE. There were few differences between the current perspectives and practices of IFMs who originated from different regions of the world. The acculturation, professional socialization, and organizational socialization of a significant proportion of IFMs had been positive and led to them possessing strong traditional teaching orientations early in their careers. IFMs' secondary professional socialization generally played a crucial role in their development of progressive ideas about physical education and PETE. IFMs' secondary organizational socialization was also largely supportive of these progressive beliefs.
Descriptors: Socialization, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, College Athletics, Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Teacher Educators
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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