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ERIC Number: EJ1234101
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
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"The Education System Is Broken:" The Influence of a Sociocultural Foundations Class on the Perspectives and Practices of Physical Education Preservice Teachers
Lynch, Shrehan; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D.
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v38 n4 p377-387 Oct 2019
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of one sociocultural foundations class taught by Florence, a teacher educator, on the perspectives and practices of two physical education preservice teachers (PTs), Michael and Bob. Within a narrative inquiry approach, data sources were nonparticipant observation, intraviews, conversations, exit slips, digital interactions, responses to three fictional physical education teaching scenarios, a fictional curriculum outline, three stimulated recall interviews, documents, and various forms of visual data. Theoretical thematic analysis was employed to work with and make sense of the data. Findings indicated that both PTs faced frustration and discomfort during class. Nevertheless, the class resonated and raised the PTs' critical awareness of sociocultural issues related to physical education. Key reasons for the apparent success of the class were the deinstitutionalizing pedagogical methods employed by Florence and Florence's "problem-posing" education which prompted the PTs to question their perspectives and assumptions about society and culture.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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