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Physical Education Access in U.S. Public Schools: A Multistate, Multiregion Study
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Ben D. Kern; Wesley J. Wilson; Chad Killian; Hans van der Mars; Kelly Simonton; David Woo; Tristan Wallhead – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: Our purpose was to gather and evaluate accurate, up-to-date information on physical education (PE) policy implementation across multiple U.S. states and regions. Methods: A U.S. Physical Education and Physical Activity Policy questionnaire was developed and completed by 4,845 public-school PE teachers from 25 U.S. states. The U.S.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Physical Education, Public Schools, Regional Characteristics
Initial Validation of the Teaching Sustainability Questionnaire and Relationships of Latent Factors Predicting Physical Education Teachers Intent to Remain Working in High Poverty Schools
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Kern, Ben D.; Ellison, Douglas W.; Killian, Chad M.; Widmer, Franziska – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2020
Psychological flexibility (PF), teaching resiliency (tRES), and sense of purpose (SOP) are characteristics that influence physical education teaching sustainability. The study's purpose was to validate an instrument measuring PF, tRES, and SOP relative to teachers' intent to remain teaching (IRT) in high poverty (>60% low-income) schools and…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Test Validity, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Persistence
Analysis of Graduate Programs in Adapted Physical Education in the United States
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Nichols, Chad; Block, Martin E.; Wilson, Wesley J. – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2019
Graduate programs in adapted physical education (APE) prepare individuals to work with students with disabilities in the physical education setting. However, these APE graduate programs vary widely throughout the country, and there has never been a systematic effort to identify and analyze these programs. Therefore, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Graduate Study, Students with Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Development of an Instrument to Assess Fourth and Fifth Grade Students' Attitudes toward Physical Education
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Phillips, Sharon R.; Silverman, Stephen – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2012
The purpose of the authors in this study was to develop an instrument to assess fourth and fifth grade students' attitudes toward physical education. The methods for validation included (a) an elicitation study and instrument question development, (b) a pilot study, and (c) a series of analyses to assess, construct, and content validity and to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Attitude Measures, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
Physical Education at the Crossroads: An Examination of Physical Education Challenges, Changes, and Best Practices at Three Liberal Arts Colleges
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Williams, Debra D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation is a qualitative case study of how three liberal arts colleges rationalized and provided physical education courses despite a trend in higher education to reduce or eliminate physical education from the curriculum. Kalamazoo College, Bennett College for Women, and Barnard College for Women continue to provide physical education…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Educational Philosophy, Wellness
Education Matters, May 2008
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Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators, 2008
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Is She Your Competition? Are India's Students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competition, Equal Education, Public Schools