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Ward, Phillip; Mitchell, Murray F.; Lawson, Hal A.; van der Mars, Hans – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
The physical education teacher education (PETE) faculty charged with oversight and delivery of initial teacher licensure programs confront several challenges. Some necessitate responses to revised and new standards, while others can be reframed as timely opportunities for improvement and innovation, whether in response to or in anticipation of…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Barriers, Skill Development
Ward, Phillip; O'Sullivan, Mary – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2006
The conditions that students, parents, teachers, and administrators experienced are a product of economic, political, and social influences that impact the day-to-day operation of urban schools. One cannot understand the context of urban schools in the United States without considering the economic, political, and social influences that have made…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Context Effect, Public Schools, Social Influences
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Ward, Phillip – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1999
Introduces a theme issue on the Saber-Tooth Project, an ongoing reform effort involving a university and school district that collaborate to improve middle school physical education by improving teaching conditions and engaging teachers in professional development emphasizing curriculum improvement. The monograph explains the nature of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Faculty Development
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Ward, Phillip; Doutis, Panayiotis – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1999
Presents a framework for interpreting educational reforms, situating existing reform efforts in physical education within that framework. The role of professional development in these reforms and implications for physical education are discussed. The paper also reviews workplace conditions in physical education and draws conclusions for reform in…
Descriptors: Accountability, College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Educational Change
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Ward, Phillip – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1999
Used data from interviews, surveys, and document analysis to describe the methods and reform processes of the Saber Tooth Project, examining selection of sites; demographics (school sites, teachers, data sources, and project assumptions); and project phases (development, planning, implementation, and support). The project's method of reform was…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Faculty Development
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Doutis, Panayiotis; Ward, Phillip – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1999
Describes changing workplace conditions encountered by middle school physical education teachers and administrators engaged in the Saber-Tooth Project, sharing data from interviews about their perspectives of this project. Findings are organized around the themes of collegiality, planning and assessment, and professionalism, all of which empowered…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Educational Change
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Ward, Phillip; Doutis, Panayiotis; Evans, Sharon A. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1999
Summarizes findings from the Saber-Tooth Project related to systemic change and student learning, concluding that vision is everything; workplace conditions must be addressed at multiple levels; strong relationships exist among planning, teaching, and assessment; and improvement in reform may occur due to the cessation of business as usual. This…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Faculty Development