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Barriers and Facilitators to Including Students with Down Syndrome in Integrated Physical Education: Chilean Physical Educators' Perspectives
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Luiz Gustavo Teixeira Fabricio dos Santos; Fabián Arroyo-Rojas; Sheyla Martinez Rivera; Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos; Lindsey A. Nowland; Wesley J. Wilson; Justin A. Haegele – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
The purpose of this study was to explore Chilean physical educators' perspectives on barriers and facilitators to students with Down syndrome experiencing inclusion in integrated physical education. Data were collected from a cohort of 91 physical educators, comprising 50 males and 41 females from various regions in Chile, who responded to an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion
Bridging the Policy Gap: Examining Physical Education in Colorado
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Xiaoping Fan; Jaimie M. McMullen; Brian Dauenhauer; Jennifer M. Krause – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: Using the social ecological model as a guiding framework, the purpose of this study was to examine the status of physical education in Colorado. Method: A sequential explanatory mixed-method approach was employed to acquire a snapshot of the status of physical education. Participants completed an initial survey followed by semistructured…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, State Policy
Recreational Therapy as a Tool against Social Disconnection in School Settings
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Carolyn M. Bates – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2025
This article explores the importance and value of using recreation therapy (RT) as a way to increase social connection. RT can be incorporated into a school-based environment through a collaboration between members of the individualized education program (IEP) team, including physical educators.
Descriptors: Therapeutic Recreation, Interpersonal Relationship, Mental Health, Interpersonal Competence
Physical Educators' Attitudes toward Teaching Students with Disabilities after a Paralympic School Day Professional Development Program
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Marie Leake; Martin E. Block; Abby Fines; Cathy McKay – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aimed to examine physical educators' attitudes toward teaching students with disabilities in general physical education after participating in a Paralympic School Day professional development program. Methods: Elementary through high school physical education teachers participated in a Paralympic School Day professional…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Faculty Development