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Direct linkTsangaridou, Niki – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: Educational scholars emphasize that in order to gain a better understanding of the complexity of teaching, greater attention needs to be paid to teachers' views and perceptions of the challenges and barriers of teaching. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe preschool teachers' views and perceptions of the main challenges…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Physical Education
Tsangaridou, Niki; Genethliou, Nicholas – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
Alternative instructional and curricular models are regarded as more comprehensive and suitable approaches to providing quality physical education (Kulinna 2008; Lund and Tannehill 2010; McKenzie and Kahan 2008; Metzler 2011; Quay and Peters 2008). The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of the Early Steps Physical Education…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Models, Teaching Experience
Elliot, Dely L.; Campbell, Theresa – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
Continuing professional development (CPD) is currently high on the Scottish Education agenda. Recent curriculum reform in Scotland, with the introduction of Curriculum for Excellence, places physical education (PE) at the forefront for its role in directly supporting learners' mental, emotional, social and physical well-being. This emphasis on PE,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Continuing Education, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
McEvilly, Nollaig – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
Preschool physical education has not been extensively researched. Furthermore, research in physical activity and physical education rarely seeks young children's perspectives. The current paper focuses on one aspect of a post-structural study concerned with investigating the place and meaning of "physical education" to practitioners and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
McEvilly, Nollaig; Verheul, Martine; Atencio, Matthew – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2015
This paper focuses on one aspect of a qualitative study concerned with investigating the place and meaning of "physical education" to practitioners and children at three preschools in Scotland. We examine the ways in which the participants engaged with discourses related to physical activity and health in order to construct their…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Physical Activities
McEvilly, Nollaig; Verheul, Martine; Atencio, Matthew – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: Preschool physical education has been largely unexplored by researchers. This article examines the meaning of the term "physical education", in relation to preschool contexts, to 14 practitioners working at three preschool settings in Scotland. Our focus on preschool physical education reflects a change in the language…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation, Educational Policy
Sevimli-Celik, Serap; Kirazci, Sadettin; Ince, Mustafa Levent – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of preschool administrators and parents about preschool movement education and movement practices in preschools. Participants were 8 preschool administrators and 21 parents from 8 randomly selected private preschools in one of the municipalities in Ankara, Turkey. Semi-structured interviews,…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Movement Education, Administrator Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
Wei, Xin; Wagner, Mary; Christiano, Elizabeth R. A.; Shattuck, Paul; Yu, Jennifer W. – Journal of Special Education, 2014
Little is known about how special education services received by students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) differ by age, disability severity, and demographic characteristics. Using three national data sets, the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study, the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study, and the National Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Special Education, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Elementary School Students
Download full textWei, Xin; Wagner, Mary; Christiano, Elizabeth R.A.; Shattuck, Paul; Yu, Jennifer – Grantee Submission, 2014
Little is known about how special education services received by students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) differ by age, disability severity, and demographic characteristics. Using three national datasets, the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS), the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS), and the National…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
