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Wilson, Wesley J.; Richards, K. Andrew R.; Haegele, Justin A.; Holland, Steven K. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the workplace experiences of physical education and adapted physical education teachers while also considering biological sex. Role socialization theory was used as a guiding lens. Method: Participants included 653 teachers (women = 382) who taught physical education (n = 420) or adapted physical…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Conditions
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McEntyre, Kelsey; Richards, K. Andrew R. – Sport, Education and Society, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of a secondary physical education methods course and early field experience, supplemented with reflective discussions via Twitter, on subjective theories of physical education. The course was organized using recommendations from the occupational socialization theory literature. Participants…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Physical Education, Methods Courses, Socialization
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Hildenbrand, Kasee; Richards, K. Andrew R.; Wright, Paul M. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2018
Purpose: Our primary aim was to determine physical educators' current level of understanding of concussion symptoms and response guidelines. Method: Participants included 404 in-service physical educators (137 male, 266 female, 1 other) recruited through 3 SHAPE America -- Society of Health and Physical Educators communication outlets.…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Physical Education, Teacher Attitudes, Brain
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Washburn, Nicholas; Sinelnikov, Oleg A.; Richards, K. Andrew R. – Physical Educator, 2019
Though motivationally nurturing instruction has been linked to numerous desirable outcomes, its presence and impact on student learning, particularly in models-based practice, is largely absent in the literature. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study examined the efficacy of an intervention aimed at increasing the provision of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Team Sports, Physical Education
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Richards, K. Andrew R.; Jacobs, Jennifer M.; Ivy, Victoria Nicole; Lawson, Michael A. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: Pedagogical models have become an established component of physical education over the past several decades. One such model, the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility model, has gained momentum in practice and research, though little is known regarding its use in preservice teacher training. The model follows a flexible format…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Physical Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Da Matta, Gylton; Richards, K. Andrew R.; Hemphill, Michael A. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: Teacher education, including physical education teacher education (PETE), around the world remains highly autocratic and content focused [Apple, M. W. 2000. "Official Knowledge: Democratic Education in a Conservative Age." New York: Routledge]. Scholars in physical education [O'Sullivan, M., D. Siedentop, and L. F. Locke.…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Social Change, Critical Theory