ERIC Number: EJ1262709
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 30
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Examining Factors Related to Teachers' Decisions to Adopt Teacher-Training Resources for Inclusive Physical Education
Tristani, Lauren; Tomasone, Jennifer; Fraser-Thomas, Jessica; Bassett-Gunter, Rebecca
Canadian Journal of Education, v43 n2 p368-396 2020
"Steps to Inclusion" is a teacher-training resource specifically designed to facilitate inclusive physical education. Teacher-training resources, such as "Steps to Inclusion," can only be effective when systematic and effective adoption is achieved. The diffusion of innovations theory (DOI) provides a useful framework to contextualize and understand factors related to teachers' adoption of various teacher-training resources. Guided by the DOI, this study identified factors that teachers perceived to be important in facilitating resource adoption. Results indicate that improved adoption of resources could be achieved by: (1) communicating/promoting resources to key educational leaders; and (2) providing curated content. Additional practical implications and future directions are discussed.
Descriptors: Decision Making, Adoption (Ideas), Adapted Physical Education, Inclusion, Teacher Education, Educational Resources, Program Effectiveness, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Knowledge Level, Teaching Experience, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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