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Richards, K. Andrew R.; Gawrisch, Daniel P.; Shiver, Victoria N.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – European Physical Education Review, 2021
Physical education teacher education enrollment numbers are declining with limited empirical understanding. Recruitment into the physical education profession has been passive, although scholars have begun to advocate for an active approach. The present study utilized occupational socialization theory to understand why undergraduate kinesiology…
Descriptors: Student Recruitment, Undergraduate Students, Kinesiology, Physical Education
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May, Leah K.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – European Physical Education Review, 2021
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of two effective and expert physical education (PE) teachers' value orientations on the curricula they delivered and the pedagogies they employed. The specific research questions we attempted to answer were: (a) What were the teachers' current value orientations? (b) How had these value…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Orientation, Instruction, Curriculum
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Pennington, Colin G.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D.; Wind, Stefanie A. – European Physical Education Review, 2020
Few studies have focused on the issues older physical education (PE) teachers encounter which may limit their effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of a PE teacher's apparent age on high school pupils' learning and perceptions of the teacher. Participants were 114 ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade pupils.…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, High School Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Age
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Prior, Laura F.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – European Physical Education Review, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of occupational socialization on the development of United States secondary physical education teachers' beliefs and actions regarding curriculum design. Participants were 10 teachers. Data were collected with six qualitative techniques and analyzed using analytic induction and constant…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Socialization, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
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McEntyre, Kelsey; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D.; Wind, Stefanie A. – European Physical Education Review, 2020
Previous research on negotiations between physical education teachers and students has been purely qualitative. The purpose of this study was to produce a quantified negotiation profile for one preservice teacher (George) while he taught three sport education (SE) seasons. The specific research questions we attempted to answer were as follows: (a)…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction
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Merrem, Anne M.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – European Physical Education Review, 2019
Studies of prospective physical education teachers' (PPETs') acculturation have been useful in terms of facilitating the development of effective physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes because they provide teacher education faculty with a description of incoming recruits' values and beliefs and an understanding of how these values…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Bryant, Lance G.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – European Physical Education Review, 2009
Limited research has investigated the problems encountered by physical education teachers who have disabilities and instruct able-bodied pupils. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of a physical education teacher's disability on middle school pupils' perceptions of the teacher's competence and their learning. Participants were…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Grade 8, Assistive Technology, Physical Education Teachers