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Tinning, Richard – ACHPER Australia Healthy Lifestyles Journal, 2008
Dr Fritz Duras was the first director of a department of physical education in an Australian university. He had a significant influence on the development of the field of physical education in Australia and his legacy is honoured at each biennial ACHPER conference with the Fritz Duras memorial lecture. Recently, the Graduate School of Education at…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Higher Education, Departments
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Bloot, Regina; Browne, Jennifer – Gender and Education, 1996
Focuses on reasons why so few females hold leadership positions in physical education (PE) in Australian secondary schools. Results from in-depth interviews with 27 female PE educators reveal stereotypic attitudes and expectations regarding gender roles as barriers. Career decision making was found to be influenced by female instructors' personal…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Department Heads, Foreign Countries, Influences